Seems like a relatively easy win, tbh. We need to be removing plastics from as many things as possible.
Good; they cause untold issues with the sewage system, and alternative materials exist that aren’t hugely more inefficient to produce.
With regard to the suggestion of banning all single use plastics mentioned in the article… laudable but not likely.
Was on holiday in the Costa Brava a few years ago and there was an almighty storm one night. Was scared our hotel was going to flood, there were torrents of water running down the steps outside and the spray from the waves was hitting our windows. Next morning it was completely calm and we went for a walk on the little beach and it was covered in debris, but 80% of what had been washed up was wet wipes. Hundreds of them everywhere, all completely in tact. Horrible little fuckers.
I suppose that is some good news with reducing microplastics.
>However, Labour has said the legislation does not go far enough and is calling for “a full ban on the sale, supply and manufacture of plastic wet wipes”.
>They’ve also pointed out that the Conservatives first promised to ban wet wipes in 2018.
Jesus, six years. What chance do we have of keeping the planet habitable if this took six years?
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Seems like a relatively easy win, tbh. We need to be removing plastics from as many things as possible.
Good; they cause untold issues with the sewage system, and alternative materials exist that aren’t hugely more inefficient to produce.
With regard to the suggestion of banning all single use plastics mentioned in the article… laudable but not likely.
Was on holiday in the Costa Brava a few years ago and there was an almighty storm one night. Was scared our hotel was going to flood, there were torrents of water running down the steps outside and the spray from the waves was hitting our windows. Next morning it was completely calm and we went for a walk on the little beach and it was covered in debris, but 80% of what had been washed up was wet wipes. Hundreds of them everywhere, all completely in tact. Horrible little fuckers.
I suppose that is some good news with reducing microplastics.
>However, Labour has said the legislation does not go far enough and is calling for “a full ban on the sale, supply and manufacture of plastic wet wipes”.
>They’ve also pointed out that the Conservatives first promised to ban wet wipes in 2018.
Jesus, six years. What chance do we have of keeping the planet habitable if this took six years?