Scotland to ban raft of single-use plastic items from June 2022

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Plastic pollution entering the ocean is expected to triple by 2040
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Plastic pollution entering the ocean is expected to triple by 2040

New legislation will see plastic forks, knives and spoons phased out as part of latest effort to crack down on plastic waste

Single-use cutlery, plates, and food containers are among the plastics set to be banned in Scotland next year, the Scottish Government announced last week, as it laid out new legislation that will ban...

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