Public massively in favour of getting rid of single use plastic

YouGov found overwhelming support for banning 'problem plastics, in their latest survey.

By a wide margin, we in the UK are more likely to support than oppose a ban on each product. Of the 17 products asked about, for 15 of them a majority of the public supported a ban on the items made either entirely or partly out of plastic.

Outlawing disposable coffee cups garnered the highest level of support, with 80% of people backing a ban on manufacturing such items with plastic, while only 12% opposed it.

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