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Single-use plastic: Takeaways face ban in October
On 1 June 2022, a ban on certain single-use plastic products, such as plates, straws, knives, forks, spoons, stirrers, takeaway containers, cups, and lids, came into force in Scotland. Now, from October this year, those single-use plastics are going to be banned in England, where around 85% of the UK’s population lives. Retailers, takeaways, food vendors, and the hospitability industry need to replace those environmentally harmful items with compostable or reusable substitutes, which could economically cost more to the restaurants and retailers and cause inconvenience to the customer. When regulations change, some think that’s the end of their businesses. However, human ingenuities have often come up with alternatives or solutions, like ozone-depleting chemicals, CFCs, which were successfully replaced with environmentally friendlier substitutes. What will the food delivery services do? Will they help the industry and customers live with the new standard?
Enjoy reading the article and think about if you support or oppose such a ban in your country.
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-64253130
Single-use plastic: Takeaways face ban in October
On 1 June 2022, a ban on certain single-use plastic products, such as plates, straws, knives, forks, spoons, stirrers, takeaway containers, cups, and lids, came into force in Scotland. Now, from October this year, those single-use plastics are going to be banned in England, where around 85% of the UK’s population lives. Retailers, takeaways, food vendors, and the hospitability industry need to replace those environmentally harmful items with compostable or reusable substitutes, which could economically cost more to the restaurants and retailers and cause inconvenience to the customer. When regulations change, some think that’s the end of their businesses. However, human ingenuities have often come up with alternatives or solutions, like ozone-depleting chemicals, CFCs, which were successfully replaced with environmentally friendlier substitutes. What will the food delivery services do? Will they help the industry and customers live with the new standard?
Enjoy reading the article and think about if you support or oppose such a ban in your country.
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-64253130
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