Tuesday, May 8, 2018

UK government wants to 'eliminate' wet wipes in plastic crackdown

It's not just plastic bottles and plastic bags clogging waterways — but wet wipes too, and the United Kingdom government aims to take action and banish the wipes as part of a crackdown on plastic waste. A Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra) spokesperson told The Independent, "As part of our 25-year environment plan, we have pledged to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste, and that includes single-use products like wet wipes." Earlier this month, a UK environmental...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/uk-government-wants-to-eliminate-wet-wipes-in-plastic-crackdown
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