England's to ban plastic straws, cotton buds and drink stirrers by April 2020

Thursday, May 23rd 2019 - 08:59 UTC

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Plastic straws, drinks stirrers, and plastic-stemmed cotton buds will be banned in England from April 2020, British Environment Secretary Michael Gove said on Wednesday. Read full article

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Michael Gove..., Engrish Secretary of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs stated...:
***” Today I am taking action to turn the tide on plastic pollution, and ensure we leave our environment in a better state for future generations....”***

What a Engrish Local Hero..., I say...
Wonder where he did get the divine inspiration to do the right thing...
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-19-2631_en.htm ...............................maybe...?
May 23rd, 2019 - 11:12 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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DemonTree
Shhhh, we don't want people to change their minds.

I just hope they find a better alternative, paper straws are awful.
May 23rd, 2019 - 01:51 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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The bureaucracy is minimum/nil in Brazil; for those who are eager to increase pollution + spoil the environments:

https://twitter.com/g1/status/1132663934098518017
May 26th, 2019 - 03:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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