Australia is phasing out single-use plastics — but what items and when depends on where you live

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 12:15:01 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2023-07-31/war-on-waste-single-use-plastics-states-territories/102554268>

'Along a riverfront in Fremantle, Western Australia, Julie Hughes gets to work
grinding coffee beans as locals arrive for their morning caffeine fix.

The mix of walkers (and sitters) hunting down a flat white isn't anything out
of the ordinary but, at this mobile coffee van, they're all leaving with
ceramic mugs and keep cups.

"We've basically removed all our disposable cups, and we now provide a variety
of reusable options for the customers," Julie says.

Inner Bean Coffee Van is one of a number of businesses ditching the disposables
ahead of WA's ban on single-use coffee cups from next year.

For Julie, convincing customers to embrace the change hasn't been the
challenge; it's been making sure the infrastructure is there to support it.'

Cheers,
       *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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