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#AceBreakingNews – A ban on some single-use plastics will come into force in England from October, the government has announced.

To tackle the growing plastic problem, takeaways, restaurants and cafes must stop using single-use plastic cutlery, plates and bowls.

Green groups welcomed the move, but said it could go further to address packaging being sent to landfill.

The British Takeaway Campaign told BBC News that businesses need more support to implement it.

Fish and chips restaurants and other takeaways will become more expensive as small companies will be forced to pass on higher costs of packaging to consumers, suggests Andrew Crook, who runs a fish and chip shop in Lancashire and is deputy chair of the British Takeaway Campaign.

England uses about 2.7 billion items of single-use cutlery, mostly plastic, a year, and 721 million single-use plates, according to estimates by the Department for Environment and Rural Affairs.

“We believe in doing our bit for the environment but many small businesses are only just hanging on,” Mr Crook said.

Plastic-free packaging is more common in takeaways now, he says, but can cost 12p per item more. 

In a kebab shop in London, Ibo – who did not give his surname – says rising bills and fewer customers splashing out on his takeaway burgers, kebabs and chips are a worry.

“It will cost us more to change packaging. I’m not a fan of plastic myself, I wouldn’t use it if I had a choice. But how else can we package our kebabs?” he told BBC News.

Some cafes have already stopped using single-use plastics. “For us it’s been a very positive story,” explains Louise Lateur, managing director of E5 Bakehouse in London. 

The cafe switched about five years ago, and in 2021 stopped using all throwaway coffee cups altogether. Now it uses a mix of compostable packaging and reusable cups or takeaway boxes.

At the counter selling pastries, bread and lunches, Helen Vandenhaute shows me their stackable “tiffin tins” used for takeaways. Customers buy the tins, order takeaway and then bring the tin back next time.

At first the tins were “quite popular”, but they’re not in heavy use now. Customers still value convenience, Helen suggests.

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