Study into regulatory restrictions on single-use plastics in the United Kingdom

皇冠体育app Office for the Internal Market (OIM) has concluded a study of the impact of current and future regulatory restrictions on single-use plastic products.

Indicative project timetable

Date Action
12 February 2025 Report publication
September to November 2024 Analysis
July to September 2024 Evidence gathering
30 September 2024 Business survey closes
29 July 2024 Business survey launched
29 July 2024 Single-use plastics study opened

Published in line with the OIM鈥檚 approach to transparency and information disclosure. Any revisions made to the timetable will be published on this webpage.

Final report

12 February: 皇冠体育app OIM has published a report on the impact of single-use plastic (SUP) restrictions on the internal market of the UK. 皇冠体育app report was published on 12 February 2025.

Business survey

皇冠体育app OIM wants to hear from a wide range of stakeholders, including SMEs and others in the supply chain, about their experience of dealing with regulatory changes in relation to single-use plastics. 皇冠体育app OIM particularly invites views on how businesses have responded to the changes and the extent to which differences in the timing or substance of regulations have impacted policymaking and innovation across the UK.

皇冠体育app OIM ran a鈥� from 29 July 2024 to 30 September 2024.

Contacts

  • Senior Responsible Officer: Adam Land

  • Project Director: James Waugh

  • Assistant Project Director: Kwadjo Adjepong

  • OIM project team: [email protected]

  • CMA press team: 020 3738 6460 or [email protected]

Updates to this page

Published 29 July 2024
Last updated 12 February 2025 show all updates
  1. Full report published

  2. First published.