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Campaigners have welcomed the announcement that the UK is set to ban the sale of plastic straws, drinks stirrers and cotton
buds, while calling for more action to deal with all forms of “problem plastic”.
Environment secretary Michael Gove has highlighted the urgency of tackling single-use items with the potential to pollute water-
ways and oceans. Specifically, they have emphasised the need for a radical re-think on plastic packaging. WWF spokesperson
Nicole Itano said recently “we would like to see the UK go even further, and we think ultimately we should be moving towards a
ban on all single-use plastic by 2025.” Such a ban would not mean no plastic would be used whatsoever, but all plastics would be
part of a circular economy in which everything is recycled.
As it stands, many items of plastic
packaging are either non-recycla-
ble, or marked as recyclable
despite the lack of infrastructure
in place to deal with them
properly. Items made of PVC or
polystyrene are particularly
problematic.
Environmental groups have
emphasised the need for
legislation to be accompanied by
a search for materials that can be
used to replace non-recyclable
plastics.
The government has recently
committed to funding research
and innovation in this area, with
over £60m set aside to deal with
the problem.
Government ban on plastics to be extended…