Starting September 1, the small containers – common in takeaway Japanese cuisine – will be phased out, along with plastic straws, attached cutlery, non-compostable fruit and vegetable stickers, and ...

South Australia is the first state in the country to cast a net over the pervasive piscine plastic, known as shoyu-tai. Invented in Japan in the 1950s, they have become a popular way for diners to ...