Hammond on plastic waste: 'I believe passionately that we must do something about it'

James Murray
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Chancellor promises to launch wide-ranging call for evidence on how to tackle scourge of plastic waste

Chancellor Philip Hammond will use tomorrow's Spring Statement to launch a long-awaited call for evidence on how to tackle "the scourge of single-use plastic waste". Writing in The Sun yesterday, the...

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