英国环境部门日前宣布,英格兰区域将从2023年十月起禁止用一系列一次性塑料制品,如餐具、盘子和碗,以限制塑料污染。调查显示,大部分英格兰民众对政府的一次性塑料餐具禁令表示支持。
A ban on some single|use plastics will come into force in England from October, the government has announced.
英国政府宣布,对部分一次性塑料制品的禁令将从十月起在英格兰生效。
To tackle the growing plastic problem, takeaways, restaurants and cafes must sTOP using single|use plastic cutlery, plates and bowls.
为解决日益紧急的塑料污染问题,外卖、饭店和咖啡店需要停止用一次性塑料餐具、碗盘。
Each person in England uses an average of 18 single|use plastic plates and 37 items of plastic cutlery every year, according to Defra, while just 10% of those are recycled.
英国环境、食品和农村事务部数据显示,英格兰区域每个人年均用18个一次性塑料盘子和37件塑料餐具,而其中只有10%被收购。
Plastic items relating to takeaway food and drink, including food containers and cutlery, make up the largest share of litter in the world’s oceans, according to research.
依据研究,与外卖食品和饮料有关的食品容器和餐具等塑料制品,是世界海洋垃圾主要来源。
Thérèsesaid.
英国环境大臣特蕾丝·科菲称:“我决心推进采取行动,解决这个问题。近年来,大家已经采取了一些重大手段,但大家了解还有更多要做,大家第三倾听了公众的呼声。”
"This new ban will have a huge impact to sTOP the pollution of billions of pieces of plastics and help to protect the natural environment for future generations."
“这项新禁令将产生深远影响,阻止数十亿塑料的污染,能够帮助环保,造福子孙后代。”
Similar bans have already been made in Scotland, while single|use plastic straws, stirrers and plastic stemmed cotton buds were already banned in England in 2020.
类似的禁令已经在苏格兰推行,英格兰在2020年已经禁用一次性塑料吸管、搅拌棒和塑料棉签棒。