matt colto, thank you — sure. fantastic. matt colto, thank you very _ sure. fantastic.ant if someone could achieve one here in the uk. —— matt coulter. thank you, all the best. my pleasure. goodbye. some single—use plastics will be banned in england from october as part of government plans to tackle plastic pollution. sean dilley reports. quick, convenient and no washing up. but from october, the government says it plans to ban restaurants and cafes in england from using some single—use plastics and polystyrenes. we've got a whole raft of measures on waste trying to reduce waste in this country and this new ban that we're announcing today is just one of a whole raft of measures to really tackle this issue. in 2020, single—use plastic straws, cotton buds and stirrers were banned for sale and distribution. it's estimated that england uses 2.7 billion items of single—use cutlery each year. the majority are plastic. in 2020, plastic cutlery made it into the top 15 most littered items. england, though, is playing catch up with other uk nations. wales approved similar measure