Extract from Commons debate on Environmental Protection - June 15
Tuesday, 16 June 2020 07:23
Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Brighton, Kemptown) (Lab/Co-op):...I would
like to hear from the Minister what assessment her Department has
made on the impact of covid on the use of plastics. Companies such
as Just Eat and Deliveroo are reporting huge increases in sales. I
have seen restaurants that were no longer using plastics but have
returned to plastic items. While of course we recognise that there
is a public health emergency, we need to do all we can to lower
transmissions while ensuring that...Request free trial
(Brighton, Kemptown)
(Lab/Co-op):...I would like to hear from the Minister what
assessment her Department has made on the impact of covid on the
use of plastics. Companies such as Just Eat and
Deliveroo are reporting huge increases in sales. I
have seen restaurants that were no longer using plastics but have
returned to plastic items. While of course we recognise that there
is a public health emergency, we need to do all we can to lower
transmissions while ensuring that businesses have confidence in
their knowledge about the risks of items, but let us return to the
age-old—centuries-old—idea of a washable spoon, rather than a
paper, plastic or wooden stirrer. It does not seem beyond the wit
of man to return to something that we have used for a very long
time...
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