Mandatory reporting on plastic packaging

Early day motion 925, tabled 24 September 2020 by Geraint Davies (Labour). Signed by 45 members.

That this House notes that UK supermarkets use some 114 billion pieces of throwaway plastic packaging each year; recognises that this equates to 653,000 tonnes of plastic waste, the equivalent of almost 3,000 747 jumbo jets; further recognises that almost all of this waste will end up polluting the natural environment; is concerned that many leading supermarkets in the UK fail to provide detailed data on the amount of plastic they use; believes that transparent reporting on plastic use is critical to reducing plastic waste; notes that existing pacts and pledges have failed to have a significant impact on the amount of plastic polluting the environment; backs campaign group A Plastic Planet’s calls for UK supermarkets to transparently report their plastic use; and calls on the Government to introduce mandatory annual reporting on plastic packaging use by UK supermarkets alongside targets to reduce it.

Signatures by party: Labour 19, Scottish National Party 7, Liberal Democrat 4, Conservative 3, Independent 3, Plaid Cymru 3, DUP 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Green 1, Labour/Co-operative 1.