%T Regulating plastic shopping bags in the Australian Capital Territory: Plastic Shopping Bag Ban Act 2010 options analysis
%A Andrew Macintosh
%A Amelia Simpson
%A Teresa Neeman

%I Australian National University
%D 2018

%K Sector regulation, %K Waste management, %K Environment, %K Waste minimization



%U https://apo.org.au/node/228966

%X Plastics are synthetic materials made from a range of organic polymers that are capable of being moulded when soft. Most plastics are currently made from fossil fuels, typically the by-products from the processing of oil or natural gas. However, there are now a range of bio-based polymers that are used to make plastics, including bioethylene, polylactic acid (PLA) and polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA).
%9 Technical report