The Japanese government decided Friday to ban in principle the use of plastic straws and cutlery in its cafeterias and stop passing out plastic bottles to conference participants, in its latest policy for eco-friendly procurement.The policy will be applied to all central government institutions, including ministries, courts and regional bureaus, when they start signing new procurement agreements from April. The move comes as Japan seeks to showcase its efforts to reduce plastic waste ahead of hosting the Group of 20 summit in June.Under the revised Basic Policy on Promoting Green Procuremen…READ FULL ARTICLE
