Well done Hobart. I wonder how long before the other states follow suit?

Yes I’ve been using the metal straws for a few years hope everyone will be the same!

Awesome news, can’t wait until it is nation wide. Terrible seeing the photo’s of the turtles with straws stuck in their noses. There are alternatives already, check out Biome for straws, bring back the cardboard ones we had before the plastic ones were invented, and there are many alternatives to packaging for takeaway too, search the internet, made from plant materials that biodegrade. Even Lego had made Lego plants from this material.

This is fantastic! Go Tassie

I think this is a great initiative but I would love to know how it will be implemented. Do people have to take their own containers to the local Chinese restaurant; how will soy sauce be given with sushi? We can’t even get Coles and Woolies to allow bring your own reusable veggie bags or deli containers!

• • 
  • • mom114371 replied
    • 05 Mar 2019 , 8:39 pm

  ---

  I imagine it will be cardboard boxes for takeaway. But I’ll be interested to see how they package takeaway soups etc.

Amazing. Let’s hope that soon other other states and territories will follow.

Not so backwards now are we…go us Tasmanians

wow go Hobart – I really hope that this becomes the norm around the country – not sure really how achievable it is – given that they normally sell wine in plastic cups at the taste of Tasmania etc but good on them for taking the initiative and starting the ball rolling. I lived in Hobart for a while and it is a beautiful city and if any place needs to protect it’s environment then Tassie should be

I am all for it in every state,a good move!

I’m all for this, one hundred per cent! They need to ban balloons too. All plastic is so detrimental to our wildlife and environment

• • 
  • • musicmum replied
    • 05 Mar 2019 , 8:43 pm

  ---

  I agree, nothing worse than balloons , they should be banned from being let off into the air at memorials too, so toxic to marine life, I once helped clean up a beach and my son kept asking what the squashed up rubber things were and they were balloons, if interested the Melbourne Zoo has a campaign called blow bubbles not balloons.