End the Plastic Country

End the Plastic Country

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You know the moment. A beach walk that turns into a scavenger hunt for bottle caps, chip packets and the corner of something that used to be a toy. Plastic doesn't stay where it's put. It ends up in our rivers, our reefs, the fish we eat and as we're learning, our own bodies.

This isn't just an environmental issue, it's an urgent health crisis. 

The Plastic Country is the push to stop it at the source, by changing the laws that decide how much plastic gets made and who's responsible for it once it's out in the …

You know the moment. A beach walk that turns into a scavenger hunt for bottle caps, chip packets and the corner of something that used to be a toy. Plastic doesn't stay where it's put. It ends up in our rivers, our reefs, the fish we eat and as we're learning, our own bodies.

This isn't just an environmental issue, it's an urgent health crisis. 

The Plastic Country is the push to stop it at the source, by changing the laws that decide how much plastic gets made and who's responsible for it once it's out in the world. Right now, industry carries almost none of that responsibility. We think that has to change, and Parliament is where that change happens. 

This is your fastest way to help: an email, ready to go, straight to your local MP and senators.

Absolutely, positively, no more Plastic Country.

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Absolutely, Positively, No More Plastic Country.

Every email lands in a real inbox in Canberra. Enough of these, from every state and every electorate, and plastic pollution stops being background noise and becomes something no MP or Senator can ignore. That's how laws actually change.

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Writing it yourself? Even a few sentences in your own words will land harder. 

A few things to keep in mind:

  • Say where you live. A suburb or postcode tells your MP you're a local voter. 
  • Keep it short. A few sentences beats a few paragraphs. Long emails get skimmed, not read.
  • Say what you want, plainly. Ask them directly to support mandatory, national Extended Producer Responsibility laws.
  • Make it personal. Whether it's your kids, your local beach, or your own health, tell them why this actually matters to you.
  • Stay civil. You'll get further as someone worth listening to than someone venting.
  • Sign your name. A real name from a real local carries more weight. 

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