Plan for Plastics – Expanded plastic

Factsheets, guidance and media on banned items and their better alternatives for expanded plastic.
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Click on a category and then look below to find more about the banned items and their alternatives in factsheets, guidance, media tiles and videos and case studies relevant to the chosen category. 

a person holding a reusable produce bag and filling it with tomatoes

Bags

a pack of reusable utensils and a straw

Straws and utensils

a barista with a reusable cup and lid

Cups and cup lids

A close up of takeaway food in a cardboard container

Foodware

moulded packaging made out of cardboard

Expanded plastic

cotton buds

Other items

Expanded plastic food containers & clamshells

Factsheet and guidance

 

 

Expanded plastic food trays for raw meat and seafood

Factsheet and guidance

Stage 2 ban – Expanded polystyrene food packaging trays (meat and seafood)

 

Expanded plastic (foam) cups

Factsheet and guidance

Stage 2 ban - Plan for Plastics - EPS cups

Loose-fill expanded plastic packaging

Factsheet and guidance

Moulded (or cut-to-shape) expanded plastic packaging

Factsheet and guidance

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