Extract from committee stage (Lords) (day 4) of the Environment Bill: Surfers Against Sewage - June 30

Thursday, 1 July 2021 08:07

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Lab):...There is a market leader in this connection. The Minister referred to it on our first day in Committee. Back in September 2020, Iceland called on the retail sector to join it in improving transparency on plastic use. Working with campaign groups, including Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, A Plastic Planet and Surfers Against Sewage the chain has also called on the Government to use the Bill to enforce mandatory reporting on plastic packaging, and plastic...Request free trial