Submission—House Inquiry into plastic pollution in Australia’s oceans and waterways
On 18 January 2023, the Australian Academy of Science made a submission to the House Standing Committee on Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water's inquiry into plastic pollution in Australia’s oceans and waterways.
On 18 January 2023, the Australian Academy of Science made a submission to the House Standing Committee on Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water's inquiry into plastic pollution in Australia’s oceans and waterways.
The Academy:
- Urges recognition that not all plastics share the same properties
- Recommends continued engagement with international plastic pollution reduction efforts
- Stresses that reducing the harms from plastic pollution will require better data achieved through establishing a national monitoring protocol and plastic pollution database and a sustained multidisciplinary research agenda