Call for evidence outcome

Commonly littered single-use plastic items: call for evidence

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 20 November 2021
• Last updated: 14 January 2023 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Applies to England

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We received 2,173 responses to this call for evidence. The responses provide us with valuable evidence to inform policy decisions going forward. As we continue to progress these and other initiatives, in line with the Resources and Waste Strategy, further stakeholder engagement may be undertaken.

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Original call for evidence

Summary

Defra is asking for evidence to help determine future single-use plastic policy.

This call for evidence was held on another website.

This call for evidence ran from
12:15am on 20 November 2021 to 11:45pm on 12 February 2022

Call for evidence description

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) wants to gather evidence around commonly littered single-use plastic items to help inform future policy decisions. We are interested in your views on single-use plastic items, especially:

• wet wipes
• tobacco filters
• sachets
• single-use cups

We are also asking for views on how to shift away from single-use items to reusable or refillable alternatives.

Contribute to our consultation on banning the supply of commonly littered single-use plastic items in England alongside this call for evidence.

Published 20 November 2021
Last updated 14 January 2023 + show all updates

1. 14 January 2023

   Added the summary of responses and government response.

2. 20 November 2021

   First published.