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SINGLE USE PLASTIC BAN AUSTRALIA
What ProductS Can You Use?
BioPak supports single-use plastic bans and offers sustainable approved
alternatives for all banned items. Alternatives include FSC™ wood
and paper products, plant-based packaging and home compostable
Aqueous lined products.
The following information reflects all bans regulated before the
1 May 2023. More detail available at biopak.com/au/au-plastic-bans.
*Exemptions in each state allow the supply and use of some banned single-use plastic items for
specific circumstances. Please refer to each state’s website.
* Please ensure compliance with the bans by using only certified compostable items (Home
Standard AS5810 or Industrial Standard AS4736) in states where they are accepted as the only
alternative to banned plastic items.
Already Banned
Banned Soon,
Date Listed
(Regulation Passed)
Banned Items
Plastic or Plastic
Lined Cutlery
Bioplastic (PLA) or
Bioplastic/Aqueous
Lined Cutlery
CUTLERY
ACT
NSW
NT
QLD
TAS
(Hobart)
SA
VIC
Proposed for Ban
Not Banned
(Regulation Not Passed,
Items Banned TBC)
WA
Ban TBC 2025
Ban TBC 2025
Wooden Cutlery
Unlined (Natural
Wax Coating is
accepted)
Sugarcane Pulp
Cutlery Un-Lined
Plastic or Plastic
Lined straw
Bioplastic or
Bioplastic/Aqueous
Lined Straws
STRAWS
Ban TBC 2025
Ban TBC 2025
Paper, Bamboo,
Sugarcane Pulp
Un-Lined Straws
Expanded
Polystyrene
Yes Till Sept 23
Ban TBC
Sept 24
Plastic
No to Serve Drinks
Yes to Serve Food
With Lid Till Sept 24
No to Serve Drinks
Bioplastic (PLA)
Yes to Serve Food
With Lid Till Sept 24
Ban TBC
Sept 24
CUPS
Paper Lined with
Plastic
No For Cold Drinks
Yes for Hot Drinks Till Mar 24
Yes to Serve Food
with Lid Till Sept 24
Paper Lined with
Bioplastic (PLA)
or Aqueous
Ban TBC
Sept 24
Yes Till March 24 for
Cups Serving Drinks
Yes Till Sept 24 for
Cups Serving Food
Plastic
Clear Lids Allowed for Cups
Serving Pre-Packed &
Displayed Food
Yes Till March 24 for
Cups Serving Drinks
Yes Till Sept 24 for
Cups Serving Food
Bioplastic (PLA)
Clear Lids Allowed for Cups
Serving Pre-Packed &
Displayed Food
CUP LIDS
Yes Til March 24 for
Drinks
Paper Lined with
Plastic
Yes Till Sept 24 for Cups
Serving Food
Paper Lined with
Bioplastic (PLA)
or Aqueous
Yes for Cups Serving Food Only
Yes Til March 24 for Drinks
Sugarcane Pulp
Un-Lined
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