SYDNEY, Australia — The global war on plastic may have a new leader: the Tasmanian city of Hobart.



The City Council agreed on Monday to draft legislation that would phase out single-use plastic containers and cutlery by 2020.

Instead of using the ubiquitous plastic containers for home delivery and takeout, restaurants in the city of 220,000 would have to use ones made from cardboard, cornstarch or bamboo that could be composted.

The move follows Tasmania’s ban on thin plastic bags in 2013. (Thicker retail bags are still allowed.) Two of Australia’s major supermarkets have also vowed to phase out thin plastic bags.

Pressure to get rid of various forms of food packaging is growing. France passed a law that will take effect in 2020 banning plastic tableware, with some exceptions for those made from bioplastics. Los Angeles is studying whether to ban polystyrene, known as Styrofoam.