Scotland becomes first UK country to ban 'most problematic' single-use plastics

Lorna Slater said Scotland had banned 'some of the most problematic single-use plastic items'

A BAN on single-use plastics shows Scotland is turning “promises into action” on the environment, a Scottish Government minister said.

Lorna Slater, the circular economy minister, spoke out as Scotland became the first part of the UK to regulate against what some have described as being the “most problematic single use plastic items”.