European Parliament approved a new law banning single-use plastic items such as plates, cutlery, straws and cotton buds sticks.
The ban on supplying plastic straws, stirrers and plastic-stemmed cotton buds has come into force in England on October 1st.
Canada plans to ban single-use plastics - checkout bags, straws, stir sticks, cutlery and even foodware made from hard-to-recycle plastics
German lawmakers approved legislation on September 17 banning disposable plastic products such as straws, cutlery and cotton buds that are polluting the world’s oceans.