Thousands of events throughout Brisbane will be pressured by the city's ban on plastic straws, helium balloons and disposable water bottles.
The city has promised to immediately clear all operating sites, including libraries, community forums and town hall straws, phasing out balloons and disposable plastic bottles.
The city of Brisbane has sponsored up to 50,000 events in the city, including some school celebrations, Riverfire and Panyiri, which are now encouraged not to use disposable plastic products.
It is understood that people attending city-sponsored events can still bring their own plastic straws and water bottles, except that they cannot get free plastic straws and water bottles distributed at the venue, nor can they buy them.
The time frame for the ban has not yet been set, but the city is reviewing all activities.
Senator David McLakland, chairman of the Environment, Parks and Sustainable Development Commission, said the city was working to reduce the "impact of plastic on the health of waterways and Moreton Bay."
However, he said Brisbane would not make such extreme moves for the time being unless the state-wide government banned the sale and use of disposable plastic products. "
Tuesday evening, the city government voted to ban disposable plastic straws and phase out helium balloons and disposable plastic bottles for all municipal activities. " Senator McLakland said.
"the city will also encourage and assist any city-sponsored event not to use disposable plastic to reduce the carbon footprint of the 50000 markets, festivals and events held in Brisbane each year."
Kemin (Peter Cumming), leader of the City Council opposition party, said Labour had proposed two weeks ago that disposable plastic should be banned, and the Liberal National Party now wants to hold the claim to itself.
"they are trying to steal our ideas." "We have a lot of better ideas," he said. "they can steal. We welcome them."
Environment Director Enoch (Leeanne Enoch) said Palazouk government welcomed any move that would help reduce the use of plastic in the state. "the state government has received a letter from Brisbane about their decision, and we will consider it in detail," she said.