Coffee cups, plastic bags, meal kit packaging: Here's what to do with hard to recycle items One in four items tossed into recycling bins aren't actually recyclable. By Katherine Sacks.

Plastic mugs: Again, you might notice a microwave-safe label on these types of mugs, but don’t let it fool you. Unless it’s specified as being BPA-free, ...

Coffee lovers in Western Australia could be paying 10-20 per cent more for their caffeine hit - as the state plans to dump plastic coffee cups by February next year.

The Queensland beachside town of Noosa has voted to phase out disposable coffee cups despite the council lacking the power to ...

Plastic types "3" through "7" — including children's toys, plastic bags, produce wrappings, yogurt and margarine tubs, coffee cups and to-go food containers — were reprocessed at rates of less ...

Takeaway coffee cups could be made to be recyclable or compostable in New South Wales amid a crackdown on some of the most wasted single-use plastics. The EPA is looking to eliminate more single ...

The ban will see commonplace items such as coffee cups and takeaway containers banned in several states as crackdowns on single-use plastic progress. From September 1, Queensland, South Australia ...

Key Points. Western Australia's takeaway coffee cup ban comes into effect from 27 February. An estimated 1.84 billion single-use cups are used by Australians every year.

Single-use plastic coffee cups to be completely banned in an Australian state: Here's what you need to know about the new rules. WA will ban plastic cups on March 1, 2024 ...