However firms will be banned from displaying them, or giving them to most customers. The Daily Mail has fought for 12 years against plastic waste, helping drive down plastic bag use and campaigning on microbeads It follows the news last month that the price of single-use plastic bags will be doubled from five to 10 pence in April, and extended to all small shops, markets and takeaways.Įxemptions for the new ban will allow those who need to use plastic straws for medical reasons to buy them from registered pharmacies and request them from restaurants, pubs and bars.
The ban on the plastic products had been due to come in in April but was delayed until October due to the challenges coronavirus posed to businesses. More than 80 per cent backed the ban on straws, 90 per cent supported banning drinks stirrers and 89 per cent wanted to see an end to plastic cotton buds. ‘We are also building plans for a deposit return scheme for single-use drinks containers to clamp down on both litter and plastic pollution.’Ī public consultation before the law change revealed overwhelming support for the reduction of plastic.
‘Our 5p charge on single-use plastic bags - which the Mail has championed for many years - has successfully slashed sales by 95 per cent in the main supermarkets, and we have also banned microbeads in rinse-off personal care products. Keep Britain Tidy has previously said its litter-pickers collect tens of thousands of the plastic items every week.Įnvironment Secretary George Eustice said: ‘We have all seen the devastation that single-use plastics cause our environment and marine wildlife, and I commend the Daily Mail’s Turn the Tide on Plastics campaign for highlighting this vital cause and calling for action. It has been welcomed by countryside charity the CPRE, which described straws, stirrers and cotton buds as the ‘scourge of the countryside’. From today, it will be illegal for businesses in England to supply the items, many of which find their way into the ocean
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