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Marking a major pivot away from single-use plastics, the NSW Government\u2019s ban on lightweight plastic bags will come into force next week.
 
Minister for Environment James Griffin said the lightweight plastic bag ban is the first of many plastic items being banned in NSW this year.
 
\u201cI think all of us can see the impact plastic pollution is having on our environment, which is why we\u2019re making major changes in NSW this year,\u201d Mr Griffin said.
 
\u201cThe ban on lightweight single-use bags comes into place from 1 June, and then from November, we\u2019re banning more problematic plastics, such as cutlery and plates.
 
\u201cSingle-use plastic is used by many of us for just a few convenient minutes, but it remains in our environment for many years, eventually breaking into microplastics.
 
\u201cSingle-use plastic items and packaging make up 60 per cent of all litter in NSW. By stopping the supply of problematic plastic in the first place, we\u2019re helping prevent it from entering our environment as litter, or going into landfill.
 
\u201cWe each have the power to make positive environmental change at an individual level, and I encourage everyone to choose to go plastic-free as often as they can.\u201d
 
The NSW Government passed the Plastic Reduction and Circular Economy Act 2021<\/em> in November, and introduced the Plastics Action Plan<\/a> last year.
 
The ban will prevent almost 2.7 billion items of plastic litter from entering the environment in NSW over the next 20 years.
 
In addition to the 1 June lightweight plastic bag ban, from November the NSW Government is banning:<\/p>\n\n\n\n