Councillors unanimously supported the motion put forward by councillor Andrea Dawkins at the council's meeting on March 21.

There is also a push for other facilities such as UTAS Stadium and the Launceston Aquatic Centre to phase out single-use plastics, making use of the "long lead-time" of three years to prepare for the change.

Cr Dawkins said the council needed to show leadership in eliminating plastics from the waste cycle.

The City of Hobart chose to introduce a ban on the use of plastics in takeaway food packaging by 2020 but encountered a backlash from the business community who saw the short timeframe as unworkable.

Councillor Rob Soward said Launceston had paid attention to this debate and came up with a better solution.

"This is a really good lead-in time in my view," he said.

"Obviously businesses... have contracts that can't be changed tomorrow."

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Break O'Day Council similarly discussed single-use plastics at its meeting on March 18, however, came to a different solution.

Mayor Mick Tucker and councillor Janet Drummond put forward a combined notice of motion, which called for the council to support the City of Hobart's decision to ban single-use plastics in takeaway packaging.

The motion also requested for LGAT to lobby the state government to "take leadership" in finding a way to remove single-use plastics in takeaway packaging across the state, and for the council to work with the community to reduce plastic usage in the meantime.

Cr Tucker said there needed to be a consistent approach with state government legislation.

Cr Drummond said she agreed with Cr Tucker, and strongly supported the idea of working on the issue with the community.

The motion passed unanimously.

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