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.
The Queen of England has forbidden plastic straws and bottles on royal estates
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