Defra engagement with the tobacco industry on litter
Monday, 28 September 2020 11:34
In the litter strategy for England (2017), the Department for
Environment, Food & Rural Affairs said that tobacco product
manufacturers and associated trade bodies need to think about ways
to address the issue of smoking-related litter. According to a
recent survey commissioned by Defra, despite smoking rates in
England being at their lowest recorded level,...Request free trial
In the litter strategy for
England (2017), the Department for Environment, Food
& Rural Affairs said that tobacco product manufacturers
and associated trade bodies need to think about ways to
address the issue of smoking-related litter.
According to a recent survey commissioned by Defra,
despite smoking rates in England being at their lowest
recorded level, cigarette butts continue to be the most
commonly littered item in England.
The Minister for the Environment, , met
with members of the tobacco industry and environmental
charity, Keep Britain Tidy, to discuss smoking-related
litter in England and to explore what is preventing the
tobacco industry from addressing this problem.
All such discussions need to comply with the World
Health Organisation Framework Convention on Tobacco
Control and accompanying guidelines on implementation,
in particular Article 5.3.
In line with the framework, Defra intends to publish
all correspondence and notes of meetings with the
tobacco industry where it decides it is necessary to
discuss steps that the tobacco industry can take to
clean up the litter caused by its product.
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