The London Assembly Environmental committee met at City Hall to discuss a potential tax on plastic bottles in London.
Plastic bottles make up one third of the litter found in the Thames, and those in the Capital buy more plastic bottles of water per week than anywhere else in England.
Since England’s plastic bag usage has dropped 85% since the 5p plastic bag charge was introduced, many are keen to introduce a similar tax on plastic bottles.
The environmental committee met with experts and those campaigning for a ban to launch their investigation into the environmental impacts of plastic bottles.
Fiona Llewellyn is the Marine Project Manager at Zoological Society of London (ZSL), and was at the meeting. She’s involved in running the OneLess campaign, a campaign that aims to free London from single use plastic water bottles.
Ms Llewellyn told CityNews:
“The assembly responded positively, and I think there was feeling in the room that we are privileged to have healthy and safe and easily accessible water available through out taps, so why don’t we as London make the most of that and encourage people to stay hydrated by refilling their own bottles through taps instead of single use plastic water bottles.”
“We want to change our culture so it’s more about reusing and refilling, so we don’t have to rely on plastic bottles as a city.”
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The London Assembly Environmental committee met at City Hall to discuss a potential tax on plastic bottles in London.
Plastic bottles make up one third of the litter found in the Thames, and those in the Capital buy more plastic bottles of water per week than anywhere else in England.
Since England’s plastic bag usage has dropped 85% since the 5p plastic bag charge was introduced, many are keen to introduce a similar tax on plastic bottles.
The environmental committee met with experts and those campaigning for a ban to launch their investigation into the environmental impacts of plastic bottles.
Fiona Llewellyn is the Marine Project Manager at Zoological Society of London (ZSL), and was at the meeting. She’s involved in running the OneLess campaign, a campaign that aims to free London from single use plastic water bottles.
Ms Llewellyn told CityNews:
“The assembly responded positively, and I think there was feeling in the room that we are privileged to have healthy and safe and easily accessible water available through out taps, so why don’t we as London make the most of that and encourage people to stay hydrated by refilling their own bottles through taps instead of single use plastic water bottles.”
“We want to change our culture so it’s more about reusing and refilling, so we don’t have to rely on plastic bottles as a city.”
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