A survey commissioned by the action group Do Something has found that most Australians want governments to take on more ambitious environmental projects.
The group is calling on the environment ministers to take the independent survey into account when they meet in Hobart today to discuss environmental policies.
The survey found 83 per cent of respondents want a nationwide ban on non-biodegradable plastic bags, and that 96 per cent want South Australia's 10-cent container deposit to be national.
It also found that nearly 90 per cent of the 1,000 people surveyed want new laws to force distributors and manufacturers to recycle electronic waste.
Do Something chairman John Dee says the results show more ambitious recycling is needed in the digital age.
"The public want real and measurable change when it comes to issues like electronic waste - recycling of things like TVs, computers and mobile phones," he said.
"They want to see a national ban on plastic bags, so we need them to stop talking about their concern for the environment, we need them to do the job that they're paid to do."
Mr Dee says today's meeting is a good opportunity to discuss the survey's findings.
"We're not getting those results from Peter Garrett and the other environmental ministers, and one has to question whether the political version of Peter Garrett is bringing about the kind of change that the old Peter Garrett advocated," he said.
"I don't think he'd score himself very highly at the moment."
New South Wales Environment Minister Carmel Tebbutt says a report on the issue will be tabled at the summit but it is unlikely any final decisions will be made.
