Tanya Plibersek (Sydney, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Environment and Water) Share this | Hansard source

I hear those opposite interjecting. Sadly, they set a target of 70 per cent of plastics to be recycled or compostable by 2025, and guess what they achieved? Sixteen per cent, and stuck there for four years, no improvement. So you can stop with the interjecting. It would be better if you'd done your job when you had the chance! Mr Speaker, I'll tell you this: families are committed to action. This government is committed to action. It's important that industry also does its share.

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