Groups, businesses call for action on litter
A joint plea to the government was made by major litter groups and businesses to take a firm lead on litter.
In a letter to the Secretaries of State and Ministers at Defra and the DCLG the 23 signatories ask the Government to form an Advisory Committee on Litter in order to deliver a National Litter Action Plan to eliminate all litter.
The Advisory Committee will create a single channel to focus resources and will provide advice and expertise to Government Departments and Local Authorities, enabling all parties to cooperate and encourage consistent message against littering.
As stated in the letter, “The formation of an Advisory Committee is an unparalleled opportunity to take a major step to reduce the societal impact of all litter. Without such Government leadership, efforts to deal with littering will continue to be fragmented and so less effective in delivering significant reductions in littering and in the costs of dealing with it”.
The signatories listed below already have a draft paper that could inform the development of the National Litter Action Plan:
British Beer & Pub Association
British Soft Drinks Association
British Plastics Federation
Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE)
Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM)
Clean Up Britain (CLUB)
CleanupUK
Costa Coffee
Foodservice Packaging Association
Hubbub
INCPEN (The Industry Council for research on Packaging & the Environment)
Keep Britain Tidy
Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful
Keep Scotland Beautiful
Marine Conservation Society
McDonald’s Restaurants
Packaging Federation
PAFA (Packaging and Films Association)
PlasticsEurope
Pret A Manger
Tobacco Manufacturers Association
Vacherin
Veolia
