In July 2019 Caerphilly (South Wales) was awarded "plastic-free community" status by a marine conservation charity, following the town’s campaign to reduce single-use plastic. So how did they do it?
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“There is no excuse for this level of plastic use by supermarkets. They need to do far more, not just to make the plastic recyclable, but to avoid using it in the first place. "
Meadhbh Bolger from Friends of the Earth Europe played a key role in pushing for new EU legislation on single-use plastics. She tells Celeste Hicks about the new law.
