The nonprofit Boomerang Alliance helps food retailers, events and organizations find easy, cost-effective plastic-free solutions to run their businesses. Plastic Ban Solution Finder Website.
Kelly Lindsay, Plastic Free Places manager at the Boomerang Alliance, said the website has already worked with thousands of hospitality businesses to eliminate more than 30 million single-use plastic items.
The website features an index of alternative material packaging suppliers that have been independently assessed and certified by cross-referencing with certification bodies, reviewing product composition and verifying claims.
“Unfortunately, many businesses are being induced to buy packaging that falsely claims to be plastic-free or ban-compliant, which is extremely frustrating and often costly for businesses trying to do the right thing,” Lindsay said.
The Boomerang Alliance website says greenwashing and misinformation can mislead companies: “Many products claim to be plastic-free or ban-compliant, but in fact they are not.”
The website also provides resources to help businesses become more sustainable, as well as a brief overview of which bans apply to which states.
The Boomerang Alliance is a non-profit organization that brings together various environmental groups including surfers, recyclers, cleaners, and neighborhood groups. To empower communities in the fight against waste, we encourage: Sustainability.
We do not accept payments or kickbacks from suppliers seeking to be featured on the website.
The website is funded by the Western Australian and South Australian governments and is currently available to businesses in both states, with the Coalition planning to make it available in other states soon.
