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UK government eyes ban on single-use plastic plates and cutlery

CNN · Ivana Kottasová · last updated

Single-use plastic cutlery, plates and other items are set to be banned by the UK government and replaced by biodegradable items as it seeks to tackle the country’s — and the world’s — growing plastic waste problem.

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