England bans plastic items from April 2020

25 May 2019

England bans plastic items from April 2020

United Kingdom government has announced that it will bring in new controls on use of single-use plastic items.

Plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds will be banned in England from April 2020.
 	This is being done to reduce plastic waste.
 	Plastic drinks stirrers will be totally banned from sale.
 	Straws will not be completely banned but restricted as disabled people may need then due to medical reasons
 	Only registered chemists will be allowed to sell straws

Environment Secretary Michael Gove said that urgent action is needed to deal with plastic pollution and protect the environment.

These items are often used for just a few minutes but take hundreds of years to break down.
 	They land up in seas and oceans where they harm precious marine life.

Earlier in May 187 countries agreed to control the movement of plastic waste between national borders.

Scotland and Wales are also thinking of similar steps to fight plastic pollution.

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26 May 2019 at 11:13 am

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