Plastic straws, coffee stirrers and cotton buds to be banned from April to protect the environment
(WorldNews Environment)

MICHAEL Gove last night confirmed plastic straws, drink stirrers and cotton buds will be banned from April next year - and insisted the move had the overwhelming backing of the British public. The Environment Secretary revealed that eight in ten responses from the public back a ban on the sale of plastic straws, nine in ten supported a ban on drink stirrers and cotton buds. AFP or licensors 4 They will be banned in England as part of Mr Gove´s mission to tackle pollution and protect the...