The Legal Measures in Australia to Manage Problematic and Unnecessary Plastic Wastes
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Plastic is an essential material used by consumers because its cost is reasonable, lightweight, and durable. However, after using, plastics will turn to be plastic wastes which can generate huge negative impacts to environment. Australia has produced about 2.5 million tons of plastic waste annually, but only 13% are recycled. As a result of these problems, the Australian government has taken action to reduce plastic wastes, encourage industry to recycle and reuse the plastic waste and phase out single-use plastic by implement legal measures, planing plastic waste management and setting plastic packaging targets.
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ผลงานที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์ถือเป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของมหาวิทยาลัยหอการค้าไทย ห้ามมิให้นำเนื้อหา ทัศนะ หรือข้อคิดเห็นใด ๆ ของผลงานไปทำซ้ำ ดัดแปลง หรือเผยแพร่ ไม่ว่าทั้งหมดหรือบางส่วนโดยไม่ได้รับอนุญาตเป็นลายลักษณ์อักษรจากมหาวิทยาลัยหอการค้าไทยก่อน
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