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Reusable Cup Trial at Beef Australia – CQShines Hospital Foundation & PFCQ partnership
Posted on April 16th, 2024
Beef Australia 2024 will see a partnership between Plastic Free CQ (PFCQ) and CQ Shines Hospital Foundation by way of a reusable cup trial. From 7 to 9 am daily CQ Shines Hospital Foundation will be on-site serving hot beverages… Read more »
Plastic Free CQ: We want your cups
Posted on March 5th, 2024
Plastic Free CQ, Lure Living and Beef Australia are working together to eliminate single-use at this event. They are trialling a reusable cup system at Lure Living’s coffee van on-site at Beef Week from 6 am to 9 am, capturing… Read more »
Cheers, Wine & Spirit Bottles Now Included In Containers For Change
Posted on October 31st, 2023
Plastic Free CQ welcomes the inclusion of wine and spirit bottles in the container for change program. From 1 November 2023, wine and spirit bottles will be included in the container for the change scheme in Queensland. All glass wine… Read more »
Plastic Free July 23, that’s a wrap!
Posted on August 1st, 2023
For three weeks during Plastic Free July, Jo, Coordinator of PFCQ with the team at Lure Living Yeppoon, worked towards zero single-use coffee cups and lids. The Reusable Cup program based on it takes 21 days to create a habit…. Read more »
Re-useable bags are the answer
Posted on April 19th, 2023
Written by Jo Stoyel, Plastic Free CQ. Reusable Bags are back…Did they ever really go, or did we just get lazy? With Woolworths phasing out the 15c bag, it’s time to think reusable bags! When the single-use ban came into… Read more »
Plastic Free CQ launches Water Refill Network across Capricorn Coast and Rockhampton communities
Posted on February 14th, 2023
It just got a whole heap easier to keep hydrated when you visit Rockhampton Regional Council and Livingstone Shire Council thanks to a map of local water refill locations where you can refill your personal water bottle. Just in time… Read more »
CQ food retailers leading the way in going plastic free!
Posted on August 23rd, 2022
Cafes, restaurants and mobile food vendors have been proudly putting up their “Plastic Free CQ” member certificates to show their commitment to taking steps towards eliminating single-use plastics. Plastic Free CQ is run by peak not-for-profit group Boomerang Alliance, funded… Read more »
Just one cup – eliminating single-use plastic in Central Queensland
Posted on July 26th, 2022
Plastic Free CQ has assisted local businesses and community groups for over 18 months. In that time, 64 members have joined, and 4 have moved to Champion status. PFCQ members have eliminated over 300k of single-use plastic from waste and/or… Read more »
Plastic Free Places hits 11 million pieces of Single Use Plastics Removed
Posted on May 3rd, 2022
In the five years since its inception, the Plastic Free Places (PFP) program, run by the Boomerang Alliance, has eliminated, or removed over 11 million single use takeaway plastic items from use. That includes plastic straws, cutlery, coffee cups, lids,… Read more »
