COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will ban single-use plastics, the government said on Tuesday, in a move that follows a series of wild elephant and deer deaths from plastic poisoning.
Cabinet spokesman and Media Minister Bandula Gunawardana said the manufacture or sale of plastic cutlery, cocktail shakers and artificial flowers would be prohibited starting June.
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