Labour’s shadow environment minister has condemned the Government for lacking ambition on plastics recycling and reduction.
Ruth Jones said during a parliamentary debate on plastic waste: “The Government’s plan to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste by 2042 is years behind schedule and appears to contain only weak proposals.
“Britain’s plastic waste crisis is being kicked into the long grass. That plan reflects what we all know to be true: the Government lacks ambition and drive, and is failing in its responsibility to preserve our planet and protect our environment.”
Former environment secretary Theresa Villiers told MPs she had been briefed by oxo-biodegradable plastic firm Symphony Environmental, which is in her Chipping Barnet constituency, and which she described as “an export success story”.
Symphony Environmental Technologies plc (LON:SYM) is a world leader in the development of additives to make ordinary plastic biodegradable and protective technologies to enhance plastic products.