UK parliament should now feel the pressure to follow....!!! In the bid to stop plastic ending up in the landfill, shipped abroad to be recycled, and the sea.  

“The European Parliament has voted for a complete ban on a range of single-use plastics across the union in a bid to stop pollution of the oceans.

MEPs backed a ban on plastic cutlery and plates, cotton buds, straws, drink-stirrers and balloon sticks.

The proposal also calls for a reduction in single-use plastic for food and drink containers like plastic cups.”