Boris Johnson orders Foreign Office to enlist in 'war on plastic waste'
Foreign and Commonwealth Office set to eliminate avoidable single-use plastics from its global operations by 2020
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has become the latest government minister to enlist in the 'war on plastic', ordering the Foreign Office to lead a new crackdown on single-use plastics. Johnson yesterday...
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