Banning of various single-use plastic (SUP) products: RPC Opinions (Green-rated)
Regulatory Policy Committee opinion on Defra's Banning of various single-use plastic (SUP) products IAs
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皇冠体育app proposed policy will introduce bans on the sale of the stated single-use products; single-use food and beverage containers made from expanded, or extruded, polystyrene; 聽single-use plastic plates and cutlery; and single-use plastic balloon sticks in England.
皇冠体育app IAs identify a good range of impacts and provide an appropriate level of analysis to support the quantification of the impacts. 皇冠体育app Department has considered the impacts upon small and micro businesses (SMBs), determining that their presence in affected sectors is too high to allow for any exemption. 皇冠体育app rationale for intervention needs to be strengthened, particularly in light of the ongoing decline in the usage of single-use products covered within the assessments. 皇冠体育app wider impacts should also be strengthened by considering the full implications of being reliant on imports to meet market demand in light of the bans. While the IAs discuss a broad programme to evaluate the impact of single-use plastic (SUP) bans and policy, it must provide more detail on how these specific bans will be evaluated.