The main ban comes into force 1st October, this includes a ban on the supply to end users of single-use plastic plates, trays, bowls, cutlery, balloon stickers and expanded or extruded polystyrene cups, trays and takeaway containers.

Polystyrene trays and containers are completely banned except when they are being used as packaging and the food inside them requires additional preparation, e.g. heating or cooking.

England is the only home nation to also include a ban on plastic bowls and trays, this includes items lined with plastic, including our PLA-lined biobowl containers.

These bowls (and other banned items) can still be used as "packaging". This means that if you are using our containers for delivery, takeaway or for storing food in retail, you are still allowed to use these items.

Full detail can be found here -
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/single-use-plastics-ban-plates-bowls-trays-containers-cutlery-and-balloon-sticks

Phase 1 comes into force Oct 2023, and covers plates, cutlery, stirrers, cups made of expanded or foamed extruded polystyrene, food containers made of expanded or foamed extruded polystyrene, balloon sticks, plastic cotton buds and drinking straws.

Phase 2 comes into force in 2024 and covers single-use plastic carrier bags. polystyrene lids for cups and takeaway food containers and oxodegradable plastic products

Key difference to other countries is the ban on ALL polystyrene lids for food containers and takeaway cups.

Like Scotland, they do not include "Bowls" and "trays" in their definition of plates.

Full detail can be found here -
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Main ban in place since 2022.

Covers the same products as England, but does not include "Bowls" or "Trays" in their definition of plates.

Makes a distinction between Expanded polystyrene lids and standard polystyrene lids (most lids on the market are standard polystyrene.)

Full detail can be found here -
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Brought in parts of the EU Single Use Plastics Directive to the Northern Ireland Protocol in Jan 2022.

A turtle logo is required on several lines as part of the "consumption reduction measures" brought in by the Directive

The parts of the EU SUP directive brought in, can be found here -
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Internal Markets Act
To comply with the Internal Markets Act, products manufactured or imported into a country where said products comply, can be sold in other countries even where those products fall under legislation. Eg. If you manufacture in Scotland and comply with Scottish regulations, you can sell your item into England, even if you're product DOES NOT comply with regulations there.