SINGLE-USE PLASTICS BAN FROM 30 OCTOBER 2023

FROM 30 OCTOBER 2023 THERE WILL BE A BAN ON ANYONE SELLING OR SUPPLYING SOME SINGLE-USE PLASTIC PRODUCTS IN WALES.

What is being banned?

• Single-use plastic plates – this includes paper plates with a laminated plastic surface
• Single-use plastic cutlery – for example forks, spoons, knives  
• Single-use plastic drinks stirrers  
• Cups made of expanded or foamed extruded polystyrene
• Takeaway food containers made of expanded or foamed extruded polystyrene
• Single-use plastic balloon sticks
• Single-use plastic-stemmed cotton buds
• Single-use plastic drinking straws – with exemptions so people who need

For more information visit The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Act | GOV.WALES
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There are communication assets available here to support the campaign: Welsh Government Communications Services Digital Toolkit