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New measures for single-use plastic

Tue, 23 Jul 2019

The Manx Government has announced its going to introduce new measures to reduce single use plastic across the Island.

The Single Use Plastic Reduction Plan for the Isle of Man Community was laid before this month's Tynwald.

Through the plan, the Isle of Man Government aims to:

• Ban selected single use products made of plastic in the Isle of Man
• Protect our environment by significantly reducing the amount of plastic entering our sea
• Reduce plastic usage to support the Island’s carbon emission target
• Work with all areas of the community and economy to identify ways to remove all avoidable single use plastic packaging, throughout our lives

Chief Minister Howard Quayle MHK, said: ‘The Isle of Man Government is committed to significantly reducing our single use plastic consumption, supporting our efforts to be a sustainable Island and helping us to achieve our net zero carbon emission target. To do this, we must all take it upon ourselves to make changes in our daily lives, or our plastic consumption will continue to significantly increase in the years to come.

 

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