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WE'RE ON A MISSION to eliminate plastic

Plastic Free Noosa is focusing its efforts on working hand in hand with the community and local businesses to reduce its reliance on single-use plastic.

The most pow­erful actions begin with the individual, extend to the community and then to our politicians. If we want to see wide scale change, we need to create a culture of community action, and the best time to start is right now.

OUR VISION ‘Plastic Free Noosa’ is a community plan with an aspirational goal to become a community where it is easy to avoid unnecessary single-use plastics, because it simply isn't available anymore.

To make this plan achievable, we are working with Noosa Council, local businesses (specifically hospitality/retailers), local media, community organisations and schools, event organisers and active individuals to target 6 plastic items which represent problematic and prolific sources of the litter stream.

empowering communities to make a difference

Plastic Free Noosa was the pilot program for Boomerang Alliances' Plastic Free Places program, which focuses on the next step to achieving this wide scale change by having a whole community taking control of its plastic footprint, with a focus on long lasting solutions.

Noosa is playing a vital role by providing insight into running a comprehensive community program that will aid future communities attempting to reduce single-use plastic. It is leading the way in showing what can be achieved when a community works together towards a single goal - and is empowering other communities to follow along the way.

Noosa is dedicated to eliminating single-use plastics and since being selected as the first community in Australia to take on this battle in 2018, we have eliminated over 11 million pieces of plastic.

Plastic Free Places

Why Noosa?

We care a lot about our environment and want to protect it.

The Noosa community has a long and proud history of protecting and enhancing this region’s world-class nature for generations to come. Tourism Noosa, the official destination marketing organisation for the Noosa region, has come along on this journey through implementing environmentally sustainable programs including Plastic Free Noosa, Sustainable Events, Trees for Tourism, and Noosa Eco Check which aim to encourage businesses to adopt more sustainable practices and reduce their environmental impact, while achieving cost savings.

Tourism is the largest economic provider to the town of Noosa. With a population of 54,000, this can swell to approximately 84,000 during peak times. Noosa is an environmentally-aware community. Its political and community leaders, Council, local businesses and community have all supported efforts and acted to reduce their plastic packaging footprint to ensure that the impact from additional population/visitors is not an issue for our beaches, waterways and ocean.

The satisfaction that visitors get knowing that Noosa is a relaxing and beautiful destination because it is cared for and looked after by its local community is priceless for the region.

Noosa is the perfect place to become a plastic free community, protect its environment, and enhance its reputation as a responsible and active environmentally-friendly community that will lead the way for others to follow.

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