Cotton buds ban
From 12 October 2019 businesses in Scotland must not manufacture or supply any plastic-stemmed cotton buds.
What you must do
Businesses in Scotland must not manufacture, supply, offer to supply or have in their possession for supply, any plastic-stemmed cotton buds.
Further Information
- Scottish Government: Action on plastics - gov.scot
- The Environmental Protection (Cotton Buds) (Scotland) Regulations 2019
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