Plastic Straws Banned Plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds banned from 1 October 2020. Start of ban on plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds Ministers continue fight against plastic waste to protect natural environments and marine wildlife. Published 1 October 2020 From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and The Rt Hon George Eustice MP The ban on supplying plastic straws and stirrers and plastic-stemmed cotton buds has come into force in England today (Thursday 1 October), marking yet another major step in the Government’s fight against single-use plastic waste to protect our environment and clean up our oceans. Just one
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