Pay to throw it away: ALL single-use items - not just plastic - could faces ...

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All single-use items - not just plastic - could face charges under a new Government initiative to end Britain’s 'throw-away' culture.

A plan to give ministers new powers to bill consumers for using products that cannot be reused or recycled are set to be announced by the Government today.

This could see the 10p carrier bag charge replicated across a raft of other products including coffee stirrers and cutlery.

The campaign is being spearheaded by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch, Labour's Shadow Environment Minister, who passed an amendment to the government's Environment Bill.