Government steps up effort to 'turn tide on plastic' with plan to extend bans on single-use packaging

James Murray
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Government steps up effort to 'turn tide on plastic' with plan to extend bans on single-use packaging

Defra confirms it will consult on banning plastic plates and cutlery, as it works towards goal of preventing all avoidable plastic waste by 2042

Plastic plates and cutlery could be the next products in line to be banned, as the government looks to extend its crackdown on single use plastic waste and deliver on its long term goal to prevent all...

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