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Scotland set to ban single-use plastic food packaging items
Government to end sale of all polystyrene food containers and their lids as well as plastic straws, cutlery, stirrers starting June 1, 2022; concerns exist over harmonized enforcement across the UK
- November 24, 2021
- Justin Boucher
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