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UIN 35889

Compost: Plastics

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19 July 2021

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27 July 2021 · Answer

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27 July 2021

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of compostable plastics on reducing the plastic contamination of (a) soil and (b) the sea.

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  1. 19 July 2021

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of compostable plastics on reducing the plastic contamination of (a) soil and (b) the sea.

    Source: Commons

  2. 27 July 2021

    Answer

    Ideally we want to tackle litter of all kinds, including plastics, to stop them from being released in the natural environment in the first place. Furthermore, when littered in the open environment, compostable plastics will typically behave similarly to ...

    Source: Written answer

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