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Cabinet Moves To Ban Single Use Plastics By 2021

The government is to bring forward plans to ban single use plastics.

It's part of a suite of measures that will also include putting fees on non-recyclable plastics and cutting dependence on landfill.

Minister Richard Bruton is meeting with stakeholders to discuss how best to deliver the Climate Action Plan.

The Minister says the government will be following through on an EU directive to ban single use plastics by 2021:

 

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