Plastic Free Noosa is focusing its efforts on working hand in hand with the community and local businesses to reduce its reliance on single-use plastic and work towards zero-waste. The most powerful actions begin with the individual, extend to the community and then to our politicians. If we want to see wide scale change, we need to create a culture of community action, and the best time to start is right now.
OUR VISION ‘Plastic Free Noosa’ is a community plan with an aspirational goal to become a community where it is easy to avoid unnecessary single-use plastics, because it simply isn't available anymore.
In response to the single-use plastic bans by the Queensland State Government in 2021, we have revised our member criteria to expand beyond our initial priority items, and now aim to support and encourage members to work towards zero waste.
Businesses who achieve two out of seven criteria (plus are working towards others) are welcomed as members, those who achieve five of the seven criteria items achieve Champion Status!
Visit our Member Criteria & Benefits page to find out more about how to get involved!
Our annual report allows us to reflect and celebrate some of the incredible achievements the Noosa community has accomplished together. We’d like to express our sincere appreciation to all the individuals and businesses who have been instrumental in this inspiring journey.
Here's to another year of progress and positive change at Plastic Free Noosa!
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Plastic Free Noosa was the pilot program for Boomerang Alliances' Plastic Free Places program, with an on-ground commencement in 2018. The success of the pilot has now seen the program expand across Australia and aims for wide scale change by whole communities taking control of their plastic footprint, with a focus on long lasting solutions.
Noosa is playing a vital role by providing insight into running a comprehensive community program that will aid future communities attempting to reduce single-use plastic. It is leading the way in showing what can be achieved when a community works together towards a single goal - and is empowering other communities to follow along the way.
Note: At the end of 2019, the program was handed over to the Noosa community, and is now managed by Tourism Noosa in partnership with Noosa Council. Plastic Free Noosa aligns itself with industry and partners to increase the impact of the program. We will continue to develop further sectors and industry partnerships to capitalise on the success of the approaches designed and delivered in Noosa.
Ready to go plastic free? Plastic Free Noosa helps to protect the environment by empowering the Noosa community in eliminating single-use plastics through direct engagement, recognition and facilitating circular economies.
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