LONDON - Single-use plastic plates and cutlery and polystyrene cups could all be banned in England as the British government seeks to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste, it said on Saturday. England uses 1.1 billion single-use plates and 4.25 billion items of single-use cutlery, most of which are plastic, per year, but only 10% are recycled upon disposal, it said. Under proposals

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Britain seeks ban of single use plastic plates and cutlery in England

It is "time we left our throwaway culture behind once and for all", the environment secretary says.

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Single-use plastic: Plates, cups and cutlery ban edges closer

Ministers launch public consultation and will also investigate limiting wet wipes, tobacco filters and sachets

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Ministers will also look at how to limit the use of other products that contain the material, such as wet wipes and tobacco filters

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Government considers banning single-use plastic plates, cutlery and cups

About 1.1 billion single-use plates and 4.25 billion items of single-use cutlery, most of which are plastic, are used in Britain every year.

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Britain seeks ban on single-use plastic plates, cutlery to reduce waste

As well as a 12-week consultation, there will be a separate call for evidence to investigate how to limit products creating avoidable waste, such as wet wipes containing plastic, tobacco filters, and sachets.

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By James Davey | ReutersLONDON – Single-use plastic plates and cutlery and polystyrene cups could all be banned in England as the British government seeks to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste, it said on Saturday.England uses 1.1 billion single-use plates and 4.25 billion items of single-use cutlery, most of which are plastic, per year, but only 10% are recycled upon disposal, it said.Under proposals in a 12-week public consultation, busines…

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The Government has launched a consultation with a view to banning these items from April 2023

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Single-use plastic plates and cutlery and polystyrene cups are set to be banned

Single-use cutlery and plates could be banned in England as part of a public consultation and call for evidence launched to tackle so-called problematic plastics on Saturday. Throwaway plastic plates, cutlery, expanded and extruded polystyrene cups and food and beverage containers could all be phased out in the latest UK government bid to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) said.

Britain seeks ban of single use plastic plates and cutlery in England

Single-use plastic: Plates, cups and cutlery ban edges closer

Single-use plastic plates and cutlery could be banned in England

Britain seeks ban of single use plastic plates and cutlery in England

Government considers banning single-use plastic plates, cutlery and cups

Britain seeks ban on single-use plastic plates, cutlery to reduce waste

Extending ban on single-use plastics to plates, cutlery and cups in England moves step closer

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