Plastic soy sauce bottles, often shaped like fish and a common sight with takeaway sushi in many countries, have been banned in South Australia. From Monday, restaurants in the state are prohibited from offering these decorative containers to customers as part of a new measure aimed at curbing plastic waste.
The state of 1.9 million people is the first in Australia to enact such a prohibition on the distinctive fish-shaped bottles. While the focus on these specific containers might seem unusually precise, officials have stated they are particularly detrimental to the environment and pose a risk to marine life, which can mistake them for food once they reach the ocean.
