Credit: BBC News What do the government and job function email list supermarkets say? The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs told the BBC it was already restricting the use of plastic straws and banning the use of plastic stem swabs. The government has also introduced a plastic bottle deposit return scheme - consumers pay a small deposit that is refunded when they return a plastic bottle. Consultation on measures to ban single-use plastic plates, cutlery and balloon sticks. The British Retail Consortium told the BBC that the retail industry was investing in re-use and refill options for containers "with the aim of making them mainstream within the next five years".
The coalition also said many supermarkets were working with suppliers to find ways to eliminate or reduce "problematic or unnecessary single-use plastic packaging". This article is reprinted with permission from "BBC News Chinese" , the original text is published here Further reading How much environmental pollution has increased during the epidemic? EU single-use plastics report released From July 1st, the policy of 5 yuan discount for self-bred beverage cups will be officially implemented, and Starbucks will save 10 yuan per cup
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