Unofficial Summary of Govt Consultation Doc on Banning some Hard-to-Recycle and Single-Use Plastics

In August, the Government announced a proposal to ban a range of hard-to-recycle and single-use plastics. Public consultation on this proposal is now open until 4 November 2020.

We are working alongside an all-star line-up of zero waste organisations to bring you loads of resources to help you submit on this super important proposal. We'‘ll be releasing these resources on 25 September, so stay tuned.

In the meantime, if you’d like to get your head around the proposals, we’ve reproduced The Rubbish Trip’s short, unofficial summary of the Government’s HUGE 74 page consultation document:

You can also read our initial reaction to the proposals here.