The ACT government will consider a potential ban on single-use plastics including straws and cutlery in coming years, but may not act on recommendations for a floor price on plastic bags at supermarkets in Canberra.

City Services Minister Chris Steel said the government wants to expand efforts to cut single use plastics in the ACT. Credit:Jamila Toderas

City Services Minister Chris Steel told the Assembly on Tuesday the government was looking to expand its efforts to divert more single-use plastics from landfill, through a discussion paper to be released at some point in the future.

It comes after a review of the government's ban on non-recyclable plastic bags less than 35 microns thick that last year found the use of plastic bags was returning to pre-ban levels, recommending a levy or floor price customers should be charged to buy them.

The ACT Environment Commissioner's review also recommended a mandatory plastic bag disclosure regime, improving governance of the ban and that research be conducted into the potential for more compostable bags to be used as part of a household organic waste collection system.