UK Environmental Audit Committee Launches Inquiry to Investigate Solutions for Plastic Waste

With the inquiry, it will look at what actions are being taken by the industry and government and what solutions are possible for tackling the plastic waste problem.

Waste360 Staff, Staff

March 10, 2017

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UK Environmental Audit Committee Launches Inquiry to Investigate Solutions for Plastic Waste
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The UK Environmental Audit Committee has launched an inquiry into the impact of plastic waste. With the inquiry, it will look at what actions are being taken by the industry and government and what solutions are possible for tackling the plastic waste problem.

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The UK Environmental Audit Committee launched an inquiry this week into the environmental impact of plastic waste, looking at what actions are being undertaken by industry and government, and to investigate possible solutions, according to UK Parliament news.

Meanwhile Belgium and France join Costa Rica, Grenada, Indonesia, Norway, Panama, Saint Lucia, Sierra Leone and Uruguay in the UN campaign to rid the sea of micro-plastics by 2022, according to EurActiv.com.

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