Vanuatu trials techniques to extend plastics ban

Port Vila: An ecological project in Vanuatu has been trailing upcycling techniques to help the government with the next stage of its plastics ban.

Vanuatu banned single-use plastic shopping bags, polystyrene takeaway boxes and plastic straws at the start of the month.

The government is currently looking at what further restrictions could be applied.

The RESCCUE project in north Efate has been working on ways to minimise and manage waste and has helped prepare the community for the ban.