The majority of Scottish consumers back a Sunday Mail campaign to ban toxic wet wipes, a new poll has revealed.
A YouGov survey found 84 per cent believe products with plastics should be taken off shelves.
We teamed up with utilities giant Scottish Water and the Marine Preservation Society to demand an end to the sale of the cloths, which take over 100 years to break down, destroy beaches and rivers and kill wildlife.
Three major supermarkets have already committed to outlawing the products from their stores.
Brian Lironi, Scottish Water’s director of corporate affairs, said: “A ban is not only the right thing to do, it would be a popular policy and I hope governments, north and south of the border, can work together to deliver what a huge majority of people support.
“In the meantime, I’d continue to encourage everyone to bin all wipes and never put any down the loo.”
About one billion wipes are flushed down our toilets every year.
While biodegradable alternatives exist, most contain plastic.
Wet wipes also cost millions of pounds of blockages in drains and sewers and can cause fatbergs.
Our campaign has been backed by David Attenborough’s award-winning cameraman Doug Allan.
The Scottish Government has insisted it wants to work with the UK Government to implement a ban.
Tesco has said it will not stock any new wipes, Sainsbury’s is committed and Waitrose insisted it had no wet wipes with plastic.
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