Disposable plastic bans in the UK

After long negotiations with the Ministry of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), sector representatives and Civil Society Organizations (STK). It is not yet known when the law will enter into force. The latest prohibited supermarkets or disposable plastic packaging in products sold in stores are covered. The government wants to find different solutions to the waste problem related to these plastics. According to the official data, more than 1 billion disposable plates and 4 billion cutlery and knives are used annually in the UK. Plastic wastes dissolve in nature, polluting soil and water for many years. The average 18 pieces of disposable plastic plates and 37 plastic cutlery knives are used per person in the UK. According to DEFRA, only 10 percent of them are recycled. The UK’s non-reversible plastic waste is a topic that causes intensive discussions to export to other countries.

More action required
In order to examine the DEFRA applications, the Environmental and Food Committee (EFRA) plastic waste management problem solution was discussed with panels organized last year. U.S. Environmental Minister Thérèse Coffey said they were prepared to ban disposable plastic products used in package food and drinks. Minister Coffey, "I decided to move this problem directly to solve it. In recent years we have already taken great steps but we know it’s a lot to do more, and once we heard the public’s calls. Coffey states that the ban will be effective in protecting the natural environment for future generations Home. The UK banned disposable plastic straws, mixers and ear trash in 2020. Megan Randles, the controller of the political campaigns in the UK, said that they are positively opposing the development, but need more actions: "We fight with a plastic flood, and this measure is like trying to take mat if it closes the tap." Randles called a meaningful strategy development, which includes a strict targets to reduce the consumption of plastic to the government and a reuse plan that processes the ‘flatday’. [