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Single-use plastic plates, cutlery, cups may face ban in England, government says

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Single-use plastic. Pexels/File" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/overseas/08/28/20210828-single-use-plastic.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Pexels/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Single-use plastic plates, cutlery and cups are among a raft of items that could be banned in England as part of a new public consultation being launched in the autumn, the British government said on Saturday.</p><p>&quot;We will also introduce a world-leading plastic packaging tax from April 2022, set at 200 pounds ($275.32) per ton, on plastic packaging which doesn&#x27;t meet a minimum threshold of at least 30% recycled content&quot;, the Department for Environment, Food &amp; Rural Affairs said in a statement.</p><p>It is estimated that each person uses 18 single-use plastic plates and 37 single-use plastic items of cutlery each year in England, the government said.</p><p>&quot;We have made progress to turn the tide on plastic, banning the supply of plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds, while our carrier bag charge has cut sales by 95% in the main supermarkets,&quot; Environment Secretary George Eustice said.</p><p>&quot;Now we are looking to go a step further,&quot; he added.</p><p>The full list of single-use items under review and other consultation details will be announced in the coming weeks, the government said. </p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1421692" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

Single-use plastic plates, cutlery and cups are among a raft of items that could be banned in England, the British government said on Saturday.