Single-use plastic: banning the supply of commonly littered single-use plastic items
Applies to England
Read the full outcome
Detail of outcome
We received 53,329 responses to the consultation. As a result of this consultation, we will introduce legislation to ban the supply of single-use plastic in England from October 2023. This will include single-use plastic:
- plates
- trays
- bowls
- cutlery
- balloon sticks
- expanded and extruded polystyrene food and drinks containers - including cups
We have published an updated version of the draft regulations (known as a statutory instrument) to introduce these bans. As required under the Environmental Protection Act, the Secretary of State has published a notice in the London Gazette about these regulations.
You can send comments about these regulations to Plastics.Consultation@defra.gov.uk by 8 May 2023.
Detail of feedback received
We received 53,329 responses to the consultation, including 51,462 responses via a campaign hosted by 38 Degrees and City to Sea and 1,867 responses through the survey on 51茶馆 and by email.
Original consultation
Consultation description
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) wants to know what you think about a plan to ban the supply of single-use plastic. This includes:
- plates
- cutlery
- balloon sticks
- expanded and extruded polystyrene food and drink containers
You can also contribute to Defra鈥檚 call for evidence on commonly littered single-use plastic items.
Updates to this page
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Added the summary of responses and government response and the draft regulations (known as a statutory instrument) to introduce these bans.
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First published.