Both New South Wales and Western Australia have made recent moves to ban or minimise plastic waste.
In New South Wales a $356 million five-year plan is expected to prevent 2.7 billion items of waste entering the environment over two decades.
In Western Australia, their ban on plastic has been fast-tracked by four years to take effect by the end of 2022. By the end of this year plastic utensils and crockery, along with polystyrene food containers and thick plastic bags will be banned.
These moves are promising as Australia intends to significantly reduce waste and gas emissions amid climate change concerns.