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UK proposes plastic straw ban

21st April 2018

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A brief FT clip here looking at the proposal to ban plastic straws, drink stirrers and cotton buds, as part of a wider commitment to outlawing avoidable plastic waste by 2042. Quite how that is going to be measured, I don't know, but the FT puts the measure in the context of other such moves, such as the plastic bag tax.

UK government plans to ban plastic straws in England! It really is time to say no to plastic we don't need. Who's with us? ✊ #PromiseForThePlanet pic.twitter.com/SMD8j9TElh
— WWF UK (@wwf_uk) April 19, 2018

The U.K. wants to save the oceans by banning all plastic straws and drink stirrers
https://t.co/NS2n31FP3n
— TIME (@TIME) April 20, 2018

Plastic straw and cotton bud ban proposed https://t.co/5qx1SOYBKJ #PlasticFreeCommunities #PlasticFreeCoastlines
— Surfers Against Sewage (@sascampaigns) April 19, 2018

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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.