Top End Coasts
  • What's Special
    • Our coasts and sea life
    • The Coastal Economy
    • Top End Rivers
    • Saltwater Country
    • Darwin Harbour
    • Fishing Lifestyle
  • The Problems
    • Mangrove Destruction
    • Industrialisation of Darwin Harbour
    • Dams and cotton threaten the Roper River
    • Climate change in the Top End
    • Plastic pollution
    • Seabed mining in the NT
  • Take Action
    • Protect Darwin Harbour
    • Back our NT Parks
    • Save our barramundi
    • It’s time to protect our coasts
    • Help ban single-use plastics
    • Keep NT Rivers Flowing
  • News & Media
    • News
    • Reports
    • Videos
  • Contact
Top End Coasts
  • What's Special
    • What's Special
    • Our coasts and sea life
    • The Coastal Economy
    • Top End Rivers
    • Saltwater Country
    • Darwin Harbour
    • Fishing Lifestyle
  • The Problems
    • The Problems
    • Mangrove Destruction
    • Industrialisation of Darwin Harbour
    • Dams and cotton threaten the Roper River
    • Climate change in the Top End
    • Plastic pollution
    • Seabed mining in the NT
  • Take Action
    • Take Action
    • Protect Darwin Harbour
    • Back our NT Parks
    • Save our barramundi
    • It’s time to protect our coasts
    • Help ban single-use plastics
    • Keep NT Rivers Flowing
  • News & Media
    • News
    • Reports
    • Videos
  • Contact
Help ban single-use plastics

Help ban single-use plastics

Help ban single-use plastics

Right now, our turtles and local wildlife are being killed by plastic pollution in our oceans. Already over half of all turtles have plastic in their stomachs.

We have a rare chance to make a change. The Northern Territory government is asking for your feedback on whether they should ban single-use plastics.

If enough people call for a ban on single-use plastics before 14 February, our politicians will have to listen.

Tell the NT Government, it’s time to join the rest of Australia phase out all the most common and dangerous single-use plastics for wildlife:

  • Straws & drink stirrers
  • Cutlery
  • Polystyrene food & drink containers
  • Plates & bowls
  • Cotton bud sticks
  • Fruit & veggie bags
  • Thick plastic bags
  • Plastic cups & lids
  • Coffee cups containing plastic
  • Plastic takeaway containers

We are also encouraging the NT Government to improve waste and recycling by:

  • Upgrading the NT’s waste and recycling facilities, to dramatically improve our recycling rates.
  • Cracking down on greenwashing, banning products that claim to be ‘compostable’ yet don’t meet Australian compost standards.
  • Expanding the Container Deposit Scheme so that other containers such as wine bottles and milk bottles can be returned for a 10c refund.

Use our simple tool to show your support for cleaning up our oceans today!

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Keep Top End Coasts Healthy operates on the land and sea country of the Larrakia people. We acknowledge the Larrakia people as the Traditional Owners of the Darwin region and pay our respects to their elders past and present. 


Keep Top End Coasts Healthy is an alliance of environment groups including the Australian Marine Conservation Society, the Pew Charitable Trusts and the Environment Centre of the Northern Territory.

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