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Should disposable products (such as plastic cups, plates, and cutlery) that contain less than 50% of biodegradable material be banned?

In 2016, France became the first country to ban the sale of plastic disposable products that contain less than 50% of biodegradable material and in 2017, India passed a law banning all plastic disposable plastic products.

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Response rates from 394k Australia voters.

74%
Yes
26%
No
72%
Yes
19%
No
2%
Yes, and ban all disposable products that are not made of at least 75% of biodegradable material
4%
No, but increase tax incentives for companies that make biodegradable products
4%
No, increase consumer incentives to recycle these products instead

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 @B2FTPK3 answered…1yr1Y

Yes, except for products that are medically necessary (single-use biohazard equipment, vaccine needle caps, medically sanctioned plastic straws and other tools used by disabled people, etc).

  @munternumb answered…1wk1W

Yes, except products are necessary for medicial purposes.

 @BDW6V3Lanswered…2wks2W

I think you should be more worried how the disposal of lithium in electric cars more than straw and plastic cups. Also a joke

 @BDNKH4Fanswered…4wks4W

Yes, but only when a viable replacement has been found.

 @BCMR6VV answered…2mos2MO

Only if it is a gradual process.

 @BD2FTK6answered…2mos2MO

Yes, and create incentives for those who create products of higher biodegradable percentages.

 @BCXPZK5answered…2mos2MO

You are proving your ignorance. Plastic is made out of oil. And the oil industry is owned and controlled by the Crown. Why don't you ask them.

 @BCTXSCZanswered…2mos2MO

Make them biodegrade but also make them not rip apart

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iSideWith. (2026). “Should disposable products (such as plastic cups, plates, and cutlery) that contain less than 50% of biodegradable material be banned?” — Public Opinion Poll Results. Retrieved June 17, 2026, from https://australia.isidewith.com/poll/3023120155

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