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Mick Bates |
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Press Releases 2007 |
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Mick Bates AM the Welsh Liberal Democrats Environment spokesman has today lent his support to South Caernarfon Creameries, and Tomlinson's Dairy, who have decided to sell their milk in environmentally-friendly biodegradable bags as an alternative to the more common plastic bottle. The move, which Mick hopes will be followed by other dairies in the future aims to reduce landfill waste. The average British Family goes through 300 litres of milk a year resulting in 7.7kg of plastic waste, which is a major contributor to Britain’s Landfill sites. The scheme being trialed by the two dairies from North Wales is based on the Canadian method of selling and distributing milk, which is now considered the norm and accounts for two thirds of milk sales. Commenting on the environmental advantages to such a scheme, Mick Bates said “Plastic Milk bottles make up a large proportion of household waste. Whilst it is encouraging that many local councils are providing doorstep plastic recycling, in reality many of these plastic bottles are shipped to China to be processed. If the need for this can be reduced by the introduction of biodegradable bags, then this is a move that the government and industry should welcome.”
Notes 8% of the world’s oil is used to produce plastics, which make up 25% of the average British household waste sent to landfill each year. Just 10% of the plastic bottles sold in Britain are recycled. Welsh Liberal Democrats are putting forward a series of proposals to put Wales at the forefront of the Green Revolution.
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