Ban Effective November 1st, 2011 Australian Capital Territory (ACT) began its plastic bag ban on November 1st. All retailers, not just supermarkets, are prohibited from distributing single-use plastic shopping bags.(1) In 2009, a plastic bags community consultation was conducted by the ACT Department of the Environment, Climate Change, Energy and…
Photo courtesy TourismNT and TravelInt. On February 24th of this year, Northern Territory Australia passed a ban on plastic carrier bags. The law goes into force on Sept. 1st and prohibits retailers from distributing lightweight, “checkout” style plastic bags, including degradable bags. Northern Territory began a four-month plastic bag phase-out period…
NT Parliament Passes Landmark Legislation In November 2010, Karl Hampton promised that the Northern Territory (NT) would be plastic bag free by mid-2011. On February 24th, 2011, that promise came true when the NT Parliament passed into law the Environmental Protection Bill 2010. The Northern Territory, with a population of…
Situated on a peninsula, Manly is a suburb of Sydney and is a popular tourist destination. Manly’s beaches are very well known and hosts between six and eight million tourist annually. The Manly Council is the local governing authority. The Council recently won a national award for its waste avoidance…
The Noosa Biosphere was the first biosphere in Queensland, Australia. Sanctioned in September, 2007 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the former Noosa Shire boundary became a biosphere region encompassing approximately 150,000 hectares of freshwater/tidal and terrestrial areas. At their final Board meeting for 2010, the…
The Minister for Natural Resources, Environment and Heritage, Karl Hampton, announced on August 10th that the Territory will be plastic bag free by the second half of 2011. Mr. Hampton said from the middle of 2011, shops will be prohibited from selling or giving away non-biodegradable lightweight single-use plastic bags.…
Tasmania, Australia’s island state, is planning a ban on plastic bags. On November 10th, Mr. David O’Byrne committed to taking a proposal to Cabinet to implement a ban on lightweight plastic bags. Mr. O’Byrne is the Minister for Environment, Parks and Heritage for the Government of Tasmania. Mr. O’Byrne stated:…
First Northern NSW Village to Ban Plastic Check-Out Bags The town of Chillingham, located in northern New South Wales (NSW), Australia, is now the first Plastic Bag Free Village of Northern NSW. The small village plans to make a big impact on the environment. Eliminating plastic bags in the village…
A big WOOT WOOT to Ian Thompson!! Ian just set a World Record: Fastest Solo Circumnavigation of Australia. Ian’s time: 42 days, 5 hours, 30 minutes, 2 seconds. The previous record: 68 days, 8 hours, 1 minute. As you know, in PBBR’s previous article, Ian’s goal was to come in…
‘No Plastic Bags’Campaign The story of Ian Thomson’s ‘No Plastic Bag’ campaign has been, by far, our most popular story. Hopefully, this means you have been following Ian on his record-setting voyage around his home country of Australia. You can watch his updates while he is on his journey at…
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