Victoria to Ban Many Single-Use Plastics

A picture taken in Sieversdorf, eastern Germany shows plastic cutlery on a table. on May 24, 2018. Patrick Pleul/DPA/AFP via Getty Images

Disposable plastic straws, cutlery, and containers will soon be banned in Victoria in a state government crackdown on single-use plastics.

Victorian Health Minister Lily D'Ambrosio on Saturday announced specific single-use plastic items would be phased out and banned by 2023.