Scotland to ban single use plastics from June 2022
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The S
cottish Government has laid legislation to introduce a ban on certain single use plastic items from 1st June 2022.
The ban will apply to the following single-use items:
- plastic cutlery (forks, knives, spoons, chopsticks)
- plates
- straws
- beverage stirrers
- balloon sticks
- food containers made of expanded polystyrene
- cups and other beverage containers made of expanded polystyrene, including their covers and lids.
Specific exemptions will apply to protect the supply of single-use plastic straws for people who require them for medical purposes.
The Scottish Government consulted on the Draft Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products and Oxo-degradable Plastic Products) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 earlier this year.
Zero Waste Scotland have produced FAQs for businesses here.