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2018-07-10 P&E Agenda Attachment 1 to Item 8 - Draft Noosa River Plan
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Plastic bag ban and Refundable containers
In 2018 Queensland will introduce a
ban on single-use plastic bags, and
a container refund scheme. These
initiatives anticipate reducing the
number of plastic bags and drinking
container litter entering the environment.
In Noosa, the Boomerang Alliance has
taken a lead role in influencing consumer
behaviour, especially with regard to
plastics. BANNED
The Plastic Free Noosa campaign engages
with the retail and hospitality sector,
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as well as market, festival and event
organisers, to encourage the take-up
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of reusable containers and packaging,
or switch to commercially compostable
alternatives where possible.
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Broad community participation in Plastic CONTAINER REFUND SCHEME
Free Noosa as well as a targeted litter
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education and awareness campaign to
stop the practice of littering throughout
the river catchment has the capacity
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to reduce the amount of plastic in our
waterways and ultimately the ocean.
PET, HDPE PLASTICS
Objective 11: Impacts of litter in and around Noosa’s waterways are reduced.
Management response Who When
Trial installation of litter nets at stormwater outlets and litter Council Short term
booms in key locations in the river.
Develop and implement a targeted anti-littering campaign. Council, Short – medium
community term
stakeholders
Support volunteer river and beach clean ups to remove litter from Council, Ongoing
in & around waterways. community
stakeholders
Continue to promote and provide in-kind support to the Plastic Council, Ongoing
Free Noosa initiative. community
stakeholders
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