Single-use plastic items including cutlery, plates and polystyrene cups are set to be banned in England by the UK Government following a consultation. Environment Secretary Therese Coffey is poised to unveil plans to phase out the items, replacing them with biodegradable alternatives in the coming weeks, the Financial Times reported.
Scottish and Welsh governments have already taken similar actions. It comes after Defra — the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs — held a public consultation on banning the supply of single-use plastic items and polystyrene food and drink containers, which ran from November 2021 to February this year.
Single-use plastic plates, cutlery, balloon sticks and expanded and extruded polystyrene cups and food and beverage containers could all now be phased out in a bid to reduce plastic pollution.
