Australia’s plan to phase out expanded polystyrene packaging is failing and was never possible, industry says
by Graham Readfearn from Environment | The Guardian on (#6H783)
Exclusive: the plan is more than a year behind schedule, with peak bodies saying there is no viable alternative' to the material
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A nationwide promise to phase out expanded polystyrene from consumer packaging such as of white goods and electronics is more than a year behind schedule, with the packaging industry saying it was never a workable proposal.
In March 2021 the Morrison government announced expanded polystyrene used to package and protect a wide range of consumer products would be phased out by the middle of last year.
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