A bill banning single-use plastics is expected to be laid before the Senedd. The drive to reduce plastic use really got going after the BBC documentary Blue Planet II hosted by David Attenborough highlighted the impact plastics was having in our oceans. This created a groundswell of public support for action on plastics.
The Welsh Government has made great fanfare about tackling the climate and nature emergencies. Most plastic is made from fossil fuels and reducing it can assist our efforts towards net zero, helping reduce our carbon footprint to minimise the worst impacts of the climate emergency.
In 2011 Wales was one of the first countries in the world to introduce a charge for single-use carrier bags and is currently ranked as the world’s third-best domestic recycler. The Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill will make it an offence to supply or offer to supply littered and unnecessary disposable single-use plastic products to consumers in Wales.
