Letter: Plastics: need for incentives

I fully support your campaign to 'Halt Killer Plastics' but what about the role of government too?

By The Newsroom

Published 11th Jan 2018, 10:45 BST

Updated 11th Jan 2018, 10:50 BST

While a motion can be passed by local government, it will have no teeth unless central government has a policy backed by enforcement.

Greenpeace (online petition) are campaigning against Coca Cola.

Other countries such as Germany and Canada have returnable bottle schemes, so there is a model that works.

People of my generation will remember that all bottles (mainly glass) would be returned for money back, which supplemented kids pocket money.

The public would back a scheme if an incentive was given.

Tom FarrellLairs LaneSnainton