Plastic Recycling

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:31 pm on 9 January 2018.

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Photo of Carwyn Jones Carwyn Jones Labour 1:31, 9 January 2018

Yes. There are two things to address here. Firstly, we've commissioned a study to assess the feasibility of an extended producer responsibility scheme for food and drink packaging, including disposable plastic. That will report in February. We're also considering a tax or levy on disposable plastic, but there are great opportunities here for Welsh businesses to look at how they can get involved in the plastics recycling industry. We are working, for example, with Jayplas to help it identify suitable sites to base plants in Wales, and Jayplas is the UK market leader in post-consumer recycling, including rigid plastics recycling.