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The Office for the Internal Market (OIM), which is part of the UK\u2019s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), has initiated a study of the views on how businesses have responded to regulatory restrictions on single-use plastics.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
This move aims to gather insights from various stakeholders, including small and medium-sized enterprises and others in the domestic supply chain on their experiences with regulatory changes concerning single-use plastics.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The OIM, which provides advice and expert analysis to the national government, is particularly interested in feedback on how businesses have adapted to these changes and the effects of discrepancies in the timing or substance of regulations on policymaking and innovation throughout the UK.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The study extends the findings of the OIM\u2019s recent annual report, which highlighted that supermarkets in the country generally adopt a \u2018UK-wide\u2019 approach to single-use plastic items such as cutlery, plates, and bowls to comply with trading rules across the UK.\u00a0<\/p>\n
OIM panel chair Murdoch MacLennan said: \u201cWe know that reducing our consumption of single-use plastics \u2013 from carrier bags used for the weekly shop to straws in our drinks \u2013 is important for the environment. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe also know that the UK internal market for goods and services is worth \u00a3190bn [$244.38bn] a year and green issues are a top priority for consumers, so it\u2019s in everyone\u2019s interest to get the full picture on how national restrictions on single-use plastics are working.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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