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Australia is banning ‘biodegradable’ plastic. Here’s why it is a win for the environment

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To start dealing with Australia’s mounting plastic crisis, the country’s federal government last week launched its first National Plastics Plan.

The plan will fight plastic on various fronts, such as banning plastic on beaches, ending polystyrene packaging for takeaway containers and phasing in microplastic filters in washing machines. But we are particularly pleased to see a main form of biodegradable plastic will also be phased out.


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