plans to ban single use plastic plates, cutlery and polystyrene cups in england have just been announced, as part of proposals to tackle what ministers say is the unnecessary use of plastics that wreak havoc with our natural environment. the measures will be considered in a public consultation this autumn, with scotland, wales and northern ireland having similar plans. here s our political correspondent, nick eardley. this is our bamboo set. is this the future of eating on the go? paris sells bamboo cutlery across the uk. we are still working with bamboo and hemp. sustainable items which he hopes are part of the answer to reducing plastic consumption. what do you think about the idea of banning plastic cutlery? yeah, i would vote for anybody who will ban it. i think plastic is everywhere. we cannot get rid of plastic completely, but there are definitely certain areas where we can improve.
this is our bamboo set. is this the future of eating on the go? paris sells bamboo cutlery across the uk. we are still working with bamboo and hemp. sustainable items which he hopes are part of the answer to reducing plastic consumption. what do you think about the idea of banning plastic cutlery? yeah, i will vote for anybody who will ban it. i think plastic is everywhere. look, we cannot get rid of plastic completely, but there are definitely certain areas where we can improve. this is the problem plastic in oceans around the world, deadly for a number of species. campaigners have been urging the government to act. the reality is that, you know, we are really facing an environmental crisis. our oceans are full of plastic and they re killing marine life and they re damaging our ecosystem. banning these items is going to contribute to stopping plastic pollution. we need the government to go much, much, much further. we re facing a plastics crisis
with bamboo cutlery? i will give you bamboo cutlery no plastic in my house. nick eardley, bbc news. now it s time for a look at the weather with 0wain wyn evans. let s have a look at the headline. dry with let s have a look at the headline. dry with sunny spells. looking good for most dry with sunny spells. looking good for most of dry with sunny spells. looking good for most of us. we dry with sunny spells. looking good for most of us. for most of us. we have seen some mist and fog for most of us. we have seen some mist and fog patches. for most of us. we have seen some mist and fog patches. most - for most of us. we have seen some mist and fog patches. most of- for most of us. we have seen some| mist and fog patches. most of these will tend to clear. breezy across south eastern parts. it will remain quite grey and cloudy, with some low cloud, mist and fog across coastal parts in particular. today s top temperatures getting to about 20-21 c. a temperatures getting to about
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