Quiz · City Bans Single-Use Plastics

Question 1What is this short news report mainly about overall?

A city council vote to ban single-use plastics in local businesses A campaign to build more parks and clean the rivers A new tax on paper and bamboo packaging in shops A plan to close street markets and cafes next January

Question 2How will the council help small businesses during the first year?

By paying all their packaging costs for one year By offering free advice and small grants By closing competing shops in the city centre By reducing their taxes for the next decade

Question 3What evidence suggests the ban could work well?

Scientists say plastic never reaches the oceans and rivers The mayor has banned plastic once before, many years ago Other cities in the country have already ended the campaign Similar bans abroad have cut plastic litter by more than half