Australian state to ban fish-shaped soy sauce containers

The Australian province will prohibit fish -shaped soy sauce containers under a wider prohibition of disposable plastics.

The iconic containers have become the basis for many Asian restaurants and packages around the world.

“Every fish -shaped container is used for only seconds, but remains around for decades or centuries,” Susan Close, Environment and Deputy Prime Minister of South Australia. He said.

As of September 1, the stores and jobs in South Australia will no longer sell or distribute the pre -filled 30ml soy sauce containers with cover, lid or stopper.

In addition to other things, the movement is based on the environmental legislation before 2023, which banned supermarket carrier bags, plastic pipettes, beverage mixers, cotton buds and confette.

The Southern Australian government said that “reduction in pollution, reducing carbon emissions and protecting maritime life” policy.

Although soy sauce containers are made of recyclable plastic – polyethylene – it means that their small sizes are trying to be processed properly by the machines. This usually means that they are not recycled.

Fish -shaped soy sauce containers were invented in 1954 by Teruo Watanabe in Japan. First of all, they were made of ceramic or glass before it became plastic – and quickly became a popular way to squeeze the soy sauce on the sushi, which is a package service.

Since large soy sauce bottles and bags are not affected, people will be able to take sushi and soy sauce.

Australian officials said that the annual plastic flow to the ocean is up to 2040 to 29 million metric tons per year.

A global comparison of plastic waste management Australia was 7th among 25 countries For efforts to control plastic pollution.