Tiny fish-shaped soy sauce bottles are the latest casualty in Australia’s fight against waste, outlawed by single-use plastic laws that took effect on Monday.

In its "Replace the Waste" guidance, South Australia’s government said the rules target single-serve soy sauce containers under 30 milliliters, most often shaped like fish but sometimes pigs, rectangles or other novelty designs.

The ban applies to all rigid plastic condiment containers with lids under that size, commonly handed out with takeaway meals.

Along with soy sauce fish, the state extended the ban to single-use straws and cutlery attached to food or drink containers, such as straws on juice boxes.

Expanded polystyrene cups and bowls, such as those used for instant noodles, were also banned, aligning South Australia with

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