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The plastic items you'll no longer be able to eat your takeaway with

The Welsh Government says it is part of its plans to reduce the impact of plastic waste on the environment.

30 Oct

Businesses must prepare for single-use plastics ban, councils warn

From Sunday they will no longer be able to supply products like plastic cutlery, plates and polystyrene cups.

29 Sept

Paper straws may not be better for the environment than plastic, study suggests

Long-lasting ‘forever chemicals’ were found in 18 out of 20 brands of paper drinking straws.

25 Aug

‘Mush’ complaints over Sainsbury’s plastic-saving meat packaging

Unlimited fines for water companies and plan to ban plastic wet wipes announced

Microplastics used in packaging and paint discovered in human veins

Single-use plastic cutlery, plates and trays banned from October

Single-use plastic cutlery and plates to be banned in England

Wales will ban plastics and improve air quality says Mark Drakeford

No more plastic-based wet wipes at Boots by end of the year

Businesses to be charged if customers dump litter in Wales

The recycling centre turning discarded lateral flow tests into furniture

Climate crisis: 'New startups increasingly have the planet at their heart'

Single-use plates, cutlery and cups face ban as war on plastic continues

Disposable plastic cutlery and plates could be banned in England