Scotland has become the first part of the UK to ban plastic-stemmed cotton buds. Catherine Gemmell of The Marine Conservation Society hailed the ban, which comes into force today, as a "fantastic ...

In England it’s estimated that people use 1.8 billion plastic-stemmed cotton buds every year, according to gov.uk stats. Around 10% of cotton-buds end up flushed down the toilet and in waterways ...

In April 2020, plastic straws, cotton buds and drink stirrers will be banned across England in an effort to tackle plastic pollution. The aim is to vastly reduce the amount of rubbish and damage ...

Johnson and Johnson's iconic blue cotton bud stems are no longer made from plastic. New laws have come into force in Scotland banning the sale and manufacture of plastic-stemmed cotton buds.