England bans sale of single-use plastic plates and cutlery
The sale of single-use plastic tableware and certain takeaway containers will be prohibited in England starting this autumn, the government has announced.
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The sale of single-use plastic tableware and certain takeaway containers will be prohibited in England starting this autumn, the government has announced.
Elaborating on the previous announcement of an upcoming ban on single-use plastic items, the Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)
The decision follows public consultation by government in which 95 per cent of respondents were in favour of ban.
Decision follows public consultation by government in which 95% of respondents were favored bans
England will ban a range of single-use plastic items such as cutlery, plates and bowls starting in October to limit soaring plastic pollution, Britain's environment department said Saturday. The decision follows a public consultation by the government in which 95% of respondents were in favor of the bans, the department said in a statement. "We…