England has good news for the environment and terrible news for those who have to cook after a child’s birthday party.
A range of single-use plastics, including plates, trays, bowls, cutlery, balloon sticks and other polystyrene cups and food containers, will be banned in the UK from October 2023, Environment Secretary Therese Coffey said. announced in a press release on Saturday.
“We listened to the public. These new single-use plastic bans continue our important work to protect the environment for future generations.” Ban Microbeads and protect the environment by limiting the use of plastic straws and stirrers.
Tweet may have been deleted
(opens in new tab)
The Environment Ministry estimates that around 2.7 billion single-use cutlery and 721 million single-use tableware are used in the UK each year, but only a tenth is recycled. The amount of single-use plastic we use has tripled in the world since the pandemic began. according to Earthday.orgThese types of plastics end up filling our oceans, lakes, and rivers and pile up on land, becoming a major source of greenhouse gas emissions.
“Plastic is a scourge that blights our streets and beautiful countryside, and we are determined to move away from our throwaway culture,” Environment Secretary Rebecca Pow said in a statement. “By introducing the ban later this year, we will double down on our commitment to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste.”
Scotland and Wales passed a similar law, The United Nations is working on a global plastic pollution treatyThe United States plans to ban the sale of single-use plastics on public lands and national parks by 2032, but like the United Kingdom, no law has yet been passed to ban single-use plastics.
