Regno Unito

From October 1st in the United Kingdom it is no longer possible to sell - in shops for example - or use for commercial purposes - such as in bars - specific disposable plastic products.Cutlery, glasses and polystyrene food containers have been banned, as have the sticks to which balloons are attached.The restrictions also concern plates, trays and bowls, but those who offer a takeaway service (with products to take away) can still use containers and wrappers if filled at the point of sale or previously.In other words, Brits will continue to find fruit wrapped in plastic bags, ready meals and pre-packaged salads on supermarket shelves.In any case, the new regulation is a step forward because it expands the one already introduced starting from 2018, when the country imposed the stop the production of cosmetic microspheres, that is, those microplastics contained in personal care products such as bubble baths and toothpastes.And it follows that of 2020, when the Government banned the marke...