PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
DEGRADABLE PLASTIC BAGS (26 November 2003)
Motion Details
That this House recognises the environmental advantages of degradable plastics, namely that they can be composted, that they will degrade when exposed to a normal environment and that they are environmentally friendly in their production; notes that 80 per cent. of post-consumer plastic goes to landfill, with only 7 per cent. being recycled; and calls upon the Government to recognise a distinction on environmental grounds between conventional plastics and degradable plastic bags.
Sponsored by:
Dame Caroline Spelman (Conservative)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
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