The last straw in South Australia will be when the idiots ban balloons and glitter

ABC News online, January 14:

The South Australian government is considering banning single-use plastic products such as straws … (and expanding the container deposit scheme) to wine bottles …

The place to recycle. SA Environment Minister David Speirs on Adelaide radio station 5AA, January 14:

Host: Minister, to me this looks like something that could just sail through. Do you think a discussion paper is even needed …?

Speirs: There’s no doubt … this is something South Australians are … very keen to embrace … It will in all likelihood attract manufacturers … to SA because we are a first mover on this and that can only be a good thing for job creation … if you’re interested in … the recycling and waste management industry, SA is the place to be.

SA the place to recycle? ABC Radio, June 27, 2017:

Sky-high electricity prices have forced an Adelaide plastics recycling business to shut its doors, costing 35 workers their jobs … (after) its monthly power bills increased from $80,000 to $180,000 over the past 18 months.

Pushback from one or two idiots? Speirs on 5AA, January 14:

Host: Are you getting any pushback at all? …

Speirs: There’s one or two idiots out there, but when you work in this game you come across … cynical people …

Idiots? Eden Faithfull, ABC News, April 25 last year:

Plastic straws serve an essential role in the daily lives of some people with physical disabilities, helping them to eat and drink … (and) are also used … to exercise the lungs … Metal or glass straws (don’t bend and) … biodegradable plastic straws melt …

Idiots? Michael McGuire, The Advertiser, August 10 last year:

Brian Smedley, the chief executive of the South Australian Wine Industry Association, said he would fight any move to introduce a deposit on wine bottles (as it) would increase costs across the wine industry …

Idiot? Host on 5AA, January 14:

Host: I’ll throw a couple more (things to ban) in there — I don’t think you need glitter … and I’d chuck balloons there too.

Queen of Clean. Rhian Deutrom, news.com.au, January 17:

Since the launch of (Marie) Kondo’s hit Netflix series, Tidying Up with Marie Kondo, the Japanese organising consultant has become a household name. Families across the world are frantically practising her folding techniques and scouring craft stores for little boxes to sort out their plugs, pegs and panties.

Book-lover backlash. Annie Brown, Sydney Morning Herald, January 17:

It was bound to happen. Just after we’d all binge watched Marie Kondo’s Tidying Up on Netflix … a backlash ensued … among the kind of people you really don’t want to upset: book lovers … with a strong Twitter presence.

Sam Sykes tweets, January 5:

I cant believe Marie Kondo said to destroy all books and then broke into peoples’ houses individually and made them eat all their books and then when they tried to protest she said “don’t talk with your mouth full of books, bookmouth” and all the cool kids laughed at them.

Kashana tweets, January 7:

After a heated discussion with Marie Kondo I’ve decided to throw myself in the trash.

Dodai tweets, January 7:

Don’t forget to thank yourself and fold up in thirds.