From October 1 a long list of items will be banned from takeaways, retailers, care homes and other businesses
Businesses and individuals in England must prepare for the upcoming ban on some single-use plastic items, councils have warned. They will no longer be able to supply products like plastic cutlery, plates and polystyrene cups from Sunday, October 1 under new Government restrictions.
This risks creating heavy costs on councils enforcing the ban at a time when trading standards teams are already facing resource and workforce pressures, it added. Local authorities across England have been publishing reminders to businesses, like takeaways, sandwich bars, care homes and retailers on their websites, warning them that they need to source and introduce alternatives.
“However, we are concerned that some local businesses and consumers are not aware of the impending ban on these materials and would encourage everyone to take a look at the materials impacted by it. This is a valuable policy to reduce waste but there is still more to do. Environment Secretary Therese Coffey announced the ban in January as part of efforts to reduce the amount of non-recyclable material ending up in bins followed by going to landfill or incineration. The bans will apply to single-use plastic cutlery, balloon sticks and expanded and foamed extruded polystyrene cups and food containers.
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