Government ministers are being urged to ban wet wipes that contain plastic to reduce environmental damage. Under new proposed legislation, disposable wipes that are not environmentally friendly could soon be outlawed, if ministers decide to go ahead with it.
The move has been described as "very achievable action" by MPs, and would “dramatically reduce plastic in our environment”. It comes as Labour's Fleur Anderson urged the Government to “come clean” following the end of its consultation on February 12 and to “move ahead” with the ban.
The MP for Putney, who has presented the Plastics (Wet Wipes) Bill before the Commons, added that such a move could even lessen the “use of wet wipes altogether”. Speaking to PA news agency, she said: “It’s still the case that we use at least 11 billion wet wipes a year. That it is in 90 per cent of material that blocks loos and it costs £100 million to water companies to clear those blockages.”
