Zali Steggall (Warringah, Independent) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the environment minister. Australians' plastic use has doubled since 2005, and Australians are among the world's largest users of single-use plastic. Without intervention, this figure will continue to rise. With only 14 per cent of this waste recycled, the majority of it is sent to landfill or ends up in our oceans, rivers and waterways. Plastic pollution harms the environment and human health; exposure to chemicals impacts everyone. With the negotiations on the global plastics treaty not finding consensus, will the government update our National Plastics Plan as recommended by the Drowning in waste report?

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