THE FINAL STRAW
The big ban
It is estimated that there are over 150 million tonnes of plastic waste polluting the world’s oceans and marine life.
In March 2019, legislation to ban the supply of plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds in England was laid in Parliament, marking an important milestone in the government’s fight against single-use plastic.
At the time, Michael Gove said: ‘These items are often used for just a few minutes, but take hundreds of years to break down, ending up in our seas and oceans and harming precious marine life.’
