REDUCING PACKAGING

Early day motion 1370, tabled 27 April 2007 by David Howarth (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 72 members.

That this House notes with concern the excessive levels of packaging used by manufacturers and retailers; urges supermarkets to reduce packaging, to encourage the re-use of plastic bags, to recycle packaging waste and to encourage suppliers to reduce packaging further up the supply chain; and believes that, to further those objectives, retailers should be required to provide free of charge a collection point for any packaging materials sold or supplied by them and should be required to recycle them or safely to dispose of such materials.

Signatures by party: Labour 35, Liberal Democrat 20, Conservative 6, DUP 5, Social Democratic and Labour Party 3, Independent 1, Plaid Cymru 1, UUP 1.