The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to the proposal, presented by the Minister of Environment, to ban several plastic products in Sri Lanka.

Cabinet spokesman Minister Bandula Gunawardena told the media today that the production, importation, selling and use of the following items will be banned in Sri Lanka with effect from 01st June 2023.

Single-use plastic straws and stirrers
Plastic yoghurt spoons, plates, cups (except yoghurt cups), knives, spoons and forks
Plastic flower garlands
Plastic string hopper trays
The move comes after an expert committee was appointed to look into the proposal submitted in August 2021 seeking permission to prohibit seven single-use plastic polythene and plastic products in Sri Lanka.

The Cabinet has decided to ban certain plastic items based on the recommendations of the report submitted by the expert committee on the matter.