Plastics Recycling Debate

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Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Baroness Parminter

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Plastics Recycling

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Wednesday 30th October 2019

(5 years, 2 months ago)

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Lord Gardiner of Kimble Portrait Lord Gardiner of Kimble
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The noble Lord refers to the really important work that needs to proceed: research into how we move from a wasteful economy to a circular one. I absolutely endorse that we need to be working more on research. For instance, we are undertaking work on biodegradable and bio-based plastics and BEIS is considering those proposals. There are issues, however, and we do not want unintended consequences.

Baroness Parminter Portrait Baroness Parminter (LD)
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My Lords, given the vast amount of plastic film used in food packaging, what are the Government doing to increase the amount available for recycling?

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