Supermarket produce bags and throw-away plastic lunch-time, food truck and party-ware will soon be a thing of the past.
The Government is phasing out a second tranche of plastic typically used once before being binned.
The manufacture, sale or distribution of single-use plastic produce bags, and plastic plates, bowls and cutlery will be banned, from the start of July. 150m plastic produce bags are in circulation each year.
So from July 1st that's 17,000 fewer plastic bags, an hour. Plastic straws will also be restricted, and stickers on fruit are on the way out unless they're made of compostable plastic.
Susie speaks with James Palmer, Chief Executive at the Ministry for the Environment.
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