UK Politics World US Money Science, Climate & Tech Ents & Arts Programmes More Single-use plastic ban comes into force in EnglandThe ban also includes single-use plastic trays, bowls and balloon sticks, with the Westminster government saying the aim was to reduce plastic pollution.Sat...
Burgess said other European countries such as France were showing more ambition than the UK, with the French "circular economy bill saying it will ban all single-use plastic items from eat-in cafes and bars by 2024." Ahead of the government's announcement, many British businesses have already...
Has the UK banned single-use plastic? From 1 October 2023, a ban on the sale of single-use plastic items including plastic cutlery, bowls and certain types of polystyrene food containers and cups has come into force in England. This builds on a similar ban introduced in 2020, which phased...
“We also target plastic fishing gear.”Among the items targeted for banning: Cotton buds, drinking straws and stirrers, sticks for balloons and plastic cutlery and plates. The European Commission said these have viable, eco-friendly alternatives....
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single-use plastic products, including cotton bud sticks, cutlery and straws.The UK government aims to follow suit, with plans to ban single-use plastic plates, cutlery, polystyrene cups and food and beverage containers.The UK government additionally plans to enable mandatory labelling on packaging ...
The European Union is moving to ban single-use plastics entirely by2021, and the UK could achieve the same as early as next year. 欧盟会议正推动禁塑令,到2021年完全禁止一次性塑料制品,英国最早可能在明年实现这一目标。 Single-use plastics are everyday items – such as straws, bottles,bags, ...
A ban on single‑use plastic bags below a certain thickness has been announced by Bahrain’sMinistry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism (MOICT). Effective as of 19 September this year, this new legislation prohibits the import, production, distribution or sale of plastic bags of less than 35...
The European Union is moving to ban single-use plastics entirely by2021, and the UK could achieve the same as early as next year. 欧盟会议正推动禁塑令,到2021年完全禁止一次性塑料制品,英国最早可能在明年实现这一目标。 Single-use plastics are everyday items – such as straws, bottles,bags, ...
She said the latest ban will "protect the environment and help to cut litter - stopping plastic pollution dirtying our streets and threatening our wildlife". Rules vary in different parts of the UK, but Wales and Scotland have pursued similar policies to those coming into force in England. ...