This EFRA session was on the topic of Plastic Waste. The first panel was made up of :
Paula Chin, Sustainable Materials Specialist, WWF-UK
Adrian Whyle, Resource Efficiency Senior Manager, Plastics Europe
Susan Evans, Senior Policy Advisor, Green Alliance
To this panel, Barry sought to find answers to why the UK exports so much plastic waste, and how we can look to reduce this export, especially looking at the Government’s proposal for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR).
The second panel consisted of:
Barry Turner, Director of Plastics and Flexible Packing Group, British Plastics Federation
Richard Hudson, Technical Manager Chartered Institute of Waste Management
Dr Adam Read, External Affairs Director, SUEZ
To this panel, Barry quizzed them on the possibility of tax leakage in our system with the high EU tax rate. Barry then went on to question them about the effectiveness of the EPR to actually reduce plastic waste in the UK.
You can watch Barry’s contributions below.