PLASTIC-FREE COMMUNITIES

Early day motion 1936, tabled 17 December 2018 by Catherine West (Labour). Signed by 29 members.

That this House notes that more than 300 million tonnes of plastic are produced globally each year, the equivalent to the weight of the world’s entire population; further notes that more than 12 million tonnes of plastic end up in our seas and oceans; highlights the urgent need for more robust action to tackle plastic pollution; welcomes the campaign by activists in Crouch End to create a plastic-free community aimed at encouraging consumers, businesses and organisations to become plastic free and to eliminate avoidable single-use plastic; notes that the activists are the latest in a line of more than 400 plastic-free local communities across the country; and calls on the Government to bring forward comprehensive proposals to support the creation of plastic-free communities across the country.

Signatures by party: Labour 10, Scottish National Party 9, Conservative 2, DUP 2, Labour/Co-operative 2, Green 1, Independent 1, Liberal Democrat 1, Plaid Cymru 1.