Mold Plastic Reduction aims to eliminate single use plastic and reduce all avoidable plastic use and waste.
On 19 June, Mold Plastic Reduction hosted an election hustings, at which candidates (or their representatives) for the Clwyd East constituency, in which Mold is situated, answered questions posed by local residents.
Those answers, and the ensuing discussion on some of the topics raised, showed that the candidates share an impressive amount of common ground on how to tackle the problem of plastic in our society and economy.
Not surprisingly, they also highlighted different approaches to some issues and how to address them.
Details of the candidates for the new constituency of Clwyd East can be found here.
The parties represented at the husting were: Conservatives, Greens, Labour, Liberal Democrats and Reform UK. Unfortunately, Plaid Cymru and the Independent candidate did not respond to our invitation to participate.
A recording of the hustings can be viewed by using this link (opens in a new tab) and entering the password x*LzsR2W
CUTTING OUT PLASTIC IS A CHALLENGE
Plastic is cheap to produce and convenient to use – and those two ‘advantages’ are what makes it hard to get rid of.
8 million pieces of plastic pollution find their way into the ocean each year;
320 million tonnes of plastic were generated globally in 2016, set to double by 2034;
OUR GOAL IS TO ELIMINATE OR REDUCE PLASTIC USE
Mold Plastic Reduction aims to eliminate single use plastic and reduce all avoidable plastic use and waste, empowering people visiting, working and living in our town and surrounding villages to refuse, reuse and recycle, and in so doing to help drive a more sustainable and circular economy.
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COVID-19 - WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR PLASTIC USE?
According to Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), reducing single-use plastic is as important as ever, with individual actions to reduce throwaway plastic still vital to our wellbeing (see Plastic Free in a Time of Covid).
Surfers Against Sewage have also looked at government guidance and recent scientific research on the role of single use plastics in combatting Covid-19 (see Unpacking Refill and Reuse in the Age of Corona).
You might also be interested in this Health Expert Statement Addressing Safety of Reusables and COVID-19 [PDF] which makes it clear that reusable systems can be used safely by employing basic hygiene.
