plastics and polystyrenes. we ve got a whole raft of measures on waste, trying to reduce waste in this country, and this new ban that we re announcing today is just one of a whole raft of measures to really tackle this issue. ministers are planning to ban single use plastic trays, cutlery, in 2020, single use plastic straws, cotton buds and stirrers were banned for sale and distribution. it s estimated that england uses 2.7 billion items of single use cutlery each year and the majority are plastic. in 2020, plastic cutlery made it to the top 15 most littered items. england, though, is playing catch up with other uk nations. wales approved similar measures last month those come into effect later this year and scotland introduced a similar ban lastjune. takeaway owners are concerned that new rules could add to their costs when bills are already high. campaigners welcome any move that reduces our carbon footprint and reduces harmful greenhouse gases but, for some, the government s
to tackle plastic pollution. sean dilley reports. quick, convenient and no washing up but from october, the government says it plans to ban restaurants and cafes in england from using some single use plastics and polystyrenes. we ve got a whole raft of measures on waste, trying to reduce waste in this country, and this new ban that we re announcing today is just one of a whole raft of measures to really tackle this issue. ministers are planning to ban single use plastic trays, cutlery, bowls, balloon sticks and some polystyrene cups and food containers as part of england s 25 year environment plan to eliminate avoidable plastic waste by 2042. in 2020, single use plastic straws, cotton buds and stirrers were banned for sale and distribution. it s estimated that england uses 2.7 billion items of single use cutlery each year
will be banned in england from october, as part of a government plan to tackle plastic pollution. sean dilley reports. quick, convenient and no washing up. but from october, the government says it plans to ban restaurants and cafes in england from using some single use plastics and polystyrenes. we ve got a whole raft of measures on waste, trying to reduce waste in this country. and this new ban that we re announcing today is just one of a whole raft of measures to really tackle this issue. in 2020, single use plastic straws, cotton buds and stirrers were banned for sale and distribution. it s estimated that england uses 2.7 billion items of single use cutlery each year. the majority are plastic. in 2020, plastic cutlery made it to the top 15 most littered items. england, though, is playing catch up with other uk nations. wales approved similar measures last month. those come into effect
in the way we act. maybe one of the reasons that you haven t had the traction you feel you need. well, you definitely need to make a difference, is that you re, again, you re running up against human nature. some psychologists have talked about climate trauma. the kinds of bleak messages that you ve delivered to me today have an impact on human beings not to necessarily activate them, to get them out on the streets in the way that you want, but actually to make them almost frozen with fear. well, you could argue it exactly the other way around. if i were to lie to you, if i were to say, actually, it s not so bad, yeah, i m sure it ll be fine, you know, wejust had to make a few little micro consumerist tweaks here, stop using plastic straws, stop using cotton buds, and then that ll be fine , that would also put people off because people would say, well, i m not being spoken to honestly here, and i don t believe that what you re advocating is in any way commensurate with the scale of
exactly the other way around. if i were to lie to you, if i were to say, actually, it s not so bad, yeah, i m sure it ll be fine, you know, wejust had to make a few little micro consumerist tweaks here, stop using plastic straws, stop using cotton buds, and then that ll be fine , that would also put people off because people would say, well, i m not being spoken to honestly here, and i don t believe that what you re advocating is in any way commensurate with the scale of the problem that you re describing. we have to be straight about this. we have to tell the truth about the greatest existential crisis humanity. i understand you re determined to do that. i just wonder whether you would reflect on what caroline hickman, the psychologist i was talking about, says. she says, the human psyche is hard wired to disengage from information or experiences that are overwhelmingly difficult or disturbing. do you think there is some truth in that? oh, yeah, no, i m sure there is truth in th