A ban on single-use plastic plates and cutlery and certain types of polystyrene cups and containers came into force in England on Sunday. It follows a similar move by Scotland last year ...

By Daniel Victor As England announced over the weekend that it would ban several single-use plastic items, including cutlery and plates, environmental advocates greeted the measure with more of a ...

Single-use plastic plates and bowls, plastic-stemmed cotton buds and the little tables that come in pizza boxes will be banned from September next year in South Australia under a plan announced ...

Single-use items like plastic cutlery, plates and polystyrene trays will be banned in England, the government has confirmed. It is not clear when the ban will come into effect but it follows ...

The ban includes single-use plastic bags and expanded foam polystyrene containers like plates, cups, and takeout containers. PennEnvironment worked with the Abington Environmental Advisory Council ...

That means a single-use plastic water bottle sheds micro- and ... and you should use a plate when microwaving your food. Glass and metal water bottles are safer than reusable plastic ones, so ...

The High Court on Monday directed the authorities concerned to ban single use plastic products ... But, he said, the use of plastic products like drinking straws, cotton buds, food packaging, food ...

Scientists now warn that these microplastics act as rafts to many pathogenic bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms.

Half of UK adults want to see a charge on single-use plastic packaging, like the supermarket bag charge introduced in 2015.

Single-use plastic plates, cutlery and polystyrene cups are set to be banned in England, under government plans confirmed by environment secretary Therese Coffey. The government will take action ...