Plastic bag ban is only the first step in our essential war on waste

British Prime Minister Theresa May has declared war on plastic waste. In a recent speech, Mrs May said she hoped to eliminate all avoidable plastic waste in Britain within 25 years. Her proposals include plastics-free aisles in supermarkets, where food would be sold loose, and a charge for plastic take-away food containers.

Britain already has a five-pence charge on plastic bags sold at supermarkets; the Prime Minister said she wants to extend this charge to small shops, too.

Read the Editorial from today’s Melbourne Age - “Plastic bag ban is only the first step in our essential war on waste.”