Thérèse Coffey
Climate love
Climate love
Marine Stephan
19 w
•
Single-use plastic cutlery and plates to be banned in England
Single-use items such as plastic cutlery, plates, and trays are to be banned in England in a bid to reduce pollution according to the Environment Secretary, Thérèse Coffey.
Every year England uses about 1.1bn single-use plates and 4.25bn pieces of such cutlery, only 10% of which are recycled after being used. Plastic items relating to takeaway food and drink, including food containers and cutlery, make up the largest share of litter in the world’s oceans.
However, it appears the new move is not comprehensive. According to the Daily Mail, the ban will cover plastic plates, bowls, and trays used for food and drink eaten at a restaurant, cafe, or takeaway but not in settings such as supermarkets and shops.
This is a great first step and I really hope this will be passed into law. Let's keep the pressure up to make it more ambitious!
Read more:
https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/08/single-use-plastic-cutlery-and-plates-to-be-banned-in-england





Do you agree?
19 more agrees trigger contact with the recipient
Welcome, let's solve the climate crisis together
Write or agree to climate reviews to make businesses and world leaders act. It’s easy and it works.
Write a climate review
Voice your opinion on how businesses and organizations impact the climate.
Open for Climate Dialogueâ„¢
Certified accounts actively looking for your opinion on their climate impact.
125.5k trees planted
One tree is planted for every climate review written to an organization that is Open for Climate Dialogueâ„¢.
Download the app
We plant a tree for every new user.
•
•
19 w
This is promising!
•
•
19 w
Encouraging
•
•
19 w
Good idea. We should embrace metalic cutlery
•
•
19 w
Good ... plastic things take time to decay ...they should be banned
•
19 w
It will be a big achievement to see plastics banned completely
•
•
19 w
What a joy to see plastic bans being instituted in many parts of the world.Glad to see England join the wagon
•
•
19 w
A great initiative this one, the results achieved by the ban on plastic use in restaurants will help get a quick and easy solution in the supermarkets sector.
•
•
19 w
This is a step in the right direction. "A journey of a thousand miles starts with one step".
•
•
19 w
Good decision!