Queensland, Western Australia and South Australia are outlawing various disposable items, including thick plastic shopping bags and cotton bud sticks.

昆士兰、西澳大利亚州和南澳大利亚州禁止使用各种一次性物品，包括厚厚的塑料购物袋和棉签。

Other disposable items, such as straws and plastic bags, were found to make up around a quarter of the total debris.

其他一次性物品，如吸管和塑料袋，被发现约占总垃圾的四分之一。

Furthermore, they argue that technology and design methods have progressed to the point where the production of disposable items is less harmful to the environment than it previously was.

此外，他们认为技术和设计方法已经进步到一次性物品的生产对环境的危害比以前小的程度。