Today’s Solutions: May 19, 2026

No one can withstand the charming voice of David Attenborough. Not even the Queen of England. After watching the filmmaker’s latest documentary, the Queen issued a ban on all plastic straws and bottles from the royal estates across England, including the public cafes at Buckingham Palace. The announcement comes amid a wider plastic strategy to tackle the issue of plastic waste across Europe, including plans by the EU to make all plastic packaging across the continent recyclable or reusable by 2030.

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