Proposed 2023 Single-use and Other Plastic Products amendment regulations
We want to hear your feedback on the proposed regulations to ban 4 additional single-use plastic products from 1 September.
What's being decided?
The decision regarding the additional single-use and other plastic products to be banned in the next 3 years has been made. The bans will be implemented in 3 stages, with the first bans commencing on September 1, 2023.
The draft regulations for the first stage of the ban, which outline the products to be banned and the proposed exemptions, have been drafted and public feedback is being sought.
We want to hear your feedback on the definitions of the banned products and the proposed exemptions, including if there may be any potential unintended consequences from the draft regulations (for example, the banning of a plastic product giving rise to the use of other non-banned plastic products).
Background
In early 2022, South Australians were asked to provide feedback on Turning the Tide on Single-use Plastic 2021. Based on this feedback, the Deputy Premier Hon Susan Close MP announced South Australia’s staged next steps for banning single-use and other plastic products over the next 3 years.
Four additional single-use plastic products will be banned from September 1, including:
- plastic pizza savers
- plastic-stemmed cotton buds
- single–use plastic bowls without lids for food and beverages
- single-use plastic plates for food.
This requires a variation to the regulations under section 6(1)(h) of the Single-use and Other Plastic Products (Waste Avoidance) Act 2020 to prescribe additional prohibited items.
Key stakeholders and the general public are being asked to provide feedback on the draft regulations, including the proposed exemptions.
Get involved
Find out more by:
- reading the Act and regulations to understand what is being amended
- reading the explanatory note and the amendment regulations
- reading the FAQs.
Have your say by:
- providing your feedback via the survey
- emailing a written submission to GISA.sup@sa.gov.au
- posting a written submission to:
Single Use Plastic Regulations Consultation
Green Industries SA
PO Box 1047
ADELAIDE SA 5000
What are the next steps?
Green Industries SA will consider the feedback to finalise the proposed draft regulations and will share a summary on this site.
Individuals who provide a formal submission on the draft regulations will be notified via email of the outcomes of the consultation process.
The revised draft regulations will be submitted for approval prior to being gazetted, with a view to the new regulations coming into effect on 1 September.
