Plastic straws, cotton buds and drink stirrers to be banned in England
by Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#4FM5Q)
Government confirms ban on sale and use of items from April next year
Plastic straws and drink stirrers, and cotton buds with plastic stems will be banned from sale and use in England from next April, the government has confirmed.
The move, which has been in the offing for more than a year, is hoped to vastly reduce the litter and other environmental impacts of the nearly 5bn plastic straws currently used each year in the UK, along with more than 300m plastic stirrers and close to 2bn cotton buds with plastic stems.
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