Wimbledon serves up plastic straw ban and electric car fleet

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All England Lawn Tennis Club joins war on plastic waste with straw ban and new paper bags

Anyone hoping to sip on a traditional Pimms while watching the tennis in SW19 this summer will have to do so without a plastic straw. The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) has confirmed it is to...

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