Hong Kong mulls measures to restrict ‘single-use’ plastic cutlery, chief executive announces in policy address

Disposable plastic tableware may be controlled or banned in Hong Kong as the government moves to curb a major source of pollution. It will consider the results of a feasibility study expected to be completed by 2020 before deciding how far to go in the war these “single-use” items. But first, civil servants will lead by example. All government canteens will stop providing plastic straws and foam lunchboxes from early 2019. Caterers will also be encouraged to avoid providing plastic...