single-use plastics

The government has said that this listing is a “necessary regulatory step” before it can enact new rules changing how plastic products are designed, manufactured and thrown out, in order to cut down on the plastic pollution that clogs rivers and oceans.

A national ban on many single-use plastics is on track for next year after a government report concluded on Thursday, January 30, 2020, that there is more than enough evidence proving plastic pollution is harmful.