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Of such items are recycled. according to estimates, in england alone, we get through 1.1 billion single—use plates every year. in addition to that, 4.25 billion single use pieces of cutlery — the vast majority of which are plastic — are also used. disposable coffee cups have been a long standing problem — the uk throws away two and half billion of those every year. earlier, we heard from the friends of the earth's plastics campaign lead, camilla zerr, who explained how replacing single use plastic, has been done successfully elsewhere. not all plastic should be gotten rid of. actually,...

On the national and international situation so a continuous risk approach, but don't lift the guards too early. we should have learned that lesson. single—use plastics such as plates and cutlery, as well as polystyrene cups, could all be banned in england under new plans being considered by the government. it is estimated that only 10 percent of such items are recycled. according to estimates, in england alone, we get through 1.1 billion single—use plates every year. in addition to that, 4.23 billion single use pieces of cutlery — the vast majority of which are plastic — are also used....

Through 1.1 billion single—use plates every year. in addition to that, 4.25 billion single use pieces of cutlery — the vast majority of which are plastic — are also used. disposable coffee cups have been a long standing problem — the uk throws away two and half billion of those every year. professor rashid gatrad is a member of the royal college of paediatricians, and founded the campaign group, world against single use plastics. he explained the scale of the problem. whilst you have been on the air, just a minute or so, you would have realised that there are 1 million plastic bottles ...

In addition to that, 4.25 billion single use pieces of cutlery — the vast majority of which are plastic — are also used. disposable coffee cups have been a long standing problem — the uk throws away two and half billion of those every year. rob opsomer is from the ellen macarthur foundation, which aims to promote what it calls a 'circular�* economy. he explained how it works. so what we mean by circular economy, the easiest way to explain it is we look at our current economic model works. and how that works is we take resources out of the ground and we make products and we throw them a...

Through 1.1 billion single—use plates every year. in addition to that 4.25 billion single use pieces of cutlery — the vast majority of which are plastic — are also used. disposable coffee cups have been a long standing problem — the uk throws away 2.5 billion of those every year. professor rashid gatrad is a member of the royal college of paediatricians and founded the campaign group world against single use plastics. he explained the scale of the problem. obviously everything starts at home, so once you start recycling the recyclables, and ifeel the government should be stricter with ...