Government plastic ban: which products are affected?

Michael Gove will ban straws, stirrers and cotton buds in crackdown on pollution

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The Government has announced that it will bring in new controls on plastic items from next April.

In a statement, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) says it “has confirmed a ban on plastic straws, drinks stirrers, and plastic stemmed cotton buds in England”.

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