The government has said it will launch a public consultation on plans to ban plastic wet wipes which clog up UK sewers.
Environment Secretary Therese Coffey told the BBC the consultation is"a legal requirement to make sure that we can go ahead with any ban" and the proposal"is to ban plastic from wet wipes".
The wet wipes plan is one of a series of measures the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said will improve England's water quality. The government also wants to encourage water companies to install more smart meters in households to reduce water demand and give farmers £34m to improve pollution from slurry.
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