Plastics: Pollution Control
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to reduce plastic pollution across the UK.
Answered by Mary Creagh
The Government recognises the scale and impact of plastic pollution on the environment and is focused on preventing and reducing plastic and other litter entering the environment.
We have a number of restrictions on unnecessary single use plastic products, and we will continue to review the latest evidence on problematic products and/or materials to take a systematic approach, in line with circular economy principles, to reduce the use of unnecessary single-use plastic products and encourage reuse solutions.
In November 2025, the Government legislated to ban the supply and sale of wet wipes containing plastic in England, marking a major step forward in tackling the plastic and microplastic pollution which harms our waterways.
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