Local authorities will be required to enforce the ban locally through their trading standards teams.
Businesses and individuals in England must prepare for the upcoming ban on some single-use plastic items, councils have warned.
However, the Local Government Association said local authorities are concerned that not enough businesses or individuals are aware of these changes. The LGA is also calling on the Government to go further and introduce the new extended producer responsibility to incentivise producers and companies to reduce waste and increase recyclable packaging.Darren Rodwell, environment spokesman for the LGA, said: “Councils are sure that businesses want to comply with these new regulations and keep plastic waste to a minimum.
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