134BWhat is a banned single-use plastic item?

134B What is a banned single-use plastic item?

(1) Subject to subregulation (2), a banned single-use plastic item means an item that—

(a) is either wholly or partly made of plastic, whether or not that plastic is biodegradeable, degradeable or compostable; and

(b) is not reusable.

(2) The following are not banned single-use plastic items—

(a) before 1 January 2026, integrated items;

(b) before 1 November 2024, paper or cardboard plates lined with any plastic;

(c) cotton bud sticks used or intended to be used for testing carried out for scientific, medical, forensic or law enforcement purposes;

(d) cutlery used or intended to be used by a mental health service provider or premises or correctional, police or youth justice facility for the purposes of preventing any physical harm or injury.

Reg. 134C inserted by S.R. No. 85/2022 reg. 7.