Bans on the most-littered problematic single-use plastics
#00091
Prohibit specific high-frequency, low-value single-use plastics — straws, stirrers, cutlery, plates, expanded-polystyrene food containers, balloon sticks — removing the item from the market entirely so it cannot become litter.
England, UK
OngoingUK Government (Defra) · since 2023 · National
From October 2023, England banned the supply of plastic plates, bowls, trays, cutlery, balloon sticks, and expanded-polystyrene food and drink containers. This followed an earlier ban on straws, stirrers, and cotton-bud…