Waste Reduction and Recycling Regulation 2023
sec.29Banned single-use plastic items— Act , s 99GC
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sec.29 Banned single-use plastic items— Act , s 99GC
For section 99GC (1) (b) of the Act , each of the following single-use plastic items is prescribed to be a banned single-use plastic item— a banned cotton bud; a banned rinsable product; loose-fill packaging material made, in whole or part, of expanded polystyrene (EPS). packing peanuts In this section— banned cotton bud means a cotton bud with a plastic stem, other than a cotton bud that is used or intended to be used for testing carried out for forensic, medical, scientific or law enforcement purposes. banned rinsable product means— a cosmetic, or product for personal care, that— contains plastic microbeads; and is intended to be rinsed or washed off immediately or shortly after use; or a product for general cleaning that— contains plastic microbeads; and is intended to be used in a way that will result in the product being rinsed or washed down a drain. a product intended to clean kitchen surfaces by being applied with a cloth that will be rinsed or washed after use (sec.29-ssec.1) For section 99GC (1) (b) of the Act , each of the following single-use plastic items is prescribed to be a banned single-use plastic item— a banned cotton bud; a banned rinsable product; loose-fill packaging material made, in whole or part, of expanded polystyrene (EPS). packing peanuts (sec.29-ssec.2) In this section— banned cotton bud means a cotton bud with a plastic stem, other than a cotton bud that is used or intended to be used for testing carried out for forensic, medical, scientific or law enforcement purposes. banned rinsable product means— a cosmetic, or product for personal care, that— contains plastic microbeads; and is intended to be rinsed or washed off immediately or shortly after use; or a product for general cleaning that— contains plastic microbeads; and is intended to be used in a way that will result in the product being rinsed or washed down a drain. a product intended to clean kitchen surfaces by being applied with a cloth that will be rinsed or washed after use
- (a) a banned cotton bud;
- (b) a banned rinsable product;
- (c) loose-fill packaging material made, in whole or part, of expanded polystyrene (EPS). Example for paragraph (c) — packing peanuts
- (a) a cosmetic, or product for personal care, that— (i) contains plastic microbeads; and (ii) is intended to be rinsed or washed off immediately or shortly after use; or
- (i) contains plastic microbeads; and
- (ii) is intended to be rinsed or washed off immediately or shortly after use; or
- (b) a product for general cleaning that— (i) contains plastic microbeads; and (ii) is intended to be used in a way that will result in the product being rinsed or washed down a drain. Example for subparagraph (ii) — a product intended to clean kitchen surfaces by being applied with a cloth that will be rinsed or washed after use