Peter Whish-Wilson (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

At the end of the motion, add ", but the Senate:

(a) notes that:

(i) there are environmental, as well as public health, reasons to discourage the use of tobacco products,

(ii) cigarette butts are one of the three most common types of rubbish found in the Great Barrier Reef's marine environment, and

(iii) tobacco-related packaging products, like single-use plastic film and tear strips, pose a significant threat to the health of our oceans and waterways; and

(b) calls on the Government to:

(i) mandate the use of recycled and recyclable cardboard for retail cigarette packaging and cartons, and

(ii) ban the use of single-use plastic film and tear strips used in cigarette and tobacco-related product packaging".

Question agreed to.