Plastic wet wipe legislation to be delivered before summer recess, Defra confirms

BusinessGreen staff
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Plastic wet wipe legislation to be delivered before summer recess, Defra confirms

Response to consultation on plan to ban wet wipes containing plastic confirms new legislation is on the way

The government has this morning announced it will introduce legislation to ban the sale of wet wipes containing plastic before the summer. Environment Secretary Steve Barclay said this morning that...

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