City of Darwin’s commitment to reducing waste is well and truly in action, with stallholders and the community working alongside Council to phase out single use plastics at all Council events and markets held on Council land.
“The phasing out of single use plastics at Council events and markets on Council land officially began on 1 January 2019 and the response from the community has been very encouraging,” said Lord Mayor Kon Vatskalis.
“Even at this early stage, it is clear that there is a reduction to the amount of single use plastics being thrown away and an increase in the number of customers bringing their own reusable containers to the markets.”
The single use plastic ban, which includes items such as cups, straws, cutlery and food containers, is part of a four stage plan to fully phase out single use plastics from all activities on Council land by 2020.
