Australian Think Tank Calls for ‘EU-Style’ Plastic Tax to Combat Waste

An Australian think tank has called for the federal government to adopt an EU (Europe Union)-style plastic tax, claiming it would help the country deal with its plastic waste problem. According to the Australia Institute, Australians consume around 3.8 million tonnes of plastic every year, with a projected annual consumption of 10 million tonnes by 2050. Meanwhile, less than a fifth of used plastic is recovered through recycling, composting, or other methods and the remaining is dumped into the environment. According to the 2025 national packaging targets, the government wants 70 percent of plastic packaging in the country to be reused or recycled by 2024, with an average of 50 percent recycled content included in the packaging....