Is a plastic tax really the best way forward?

Bunzl's Joanna Gilroy asks whether Treasury taxes on single use packaging products can really fix the problem and help to resolve the ocean plastic crisis
Last month, the Treasury published its summary report, providing an overview of the 162,000 responses to its call for evidence on whether taxes on single use packaging products could help tackle the plastic...
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