Disposable Plastic

Part of 3. Questions to the Assembly Commission – in the Senedd at 3:08 pm on 24 January 2018.

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Photo of Mr Simon Thomas Mr Simon Thomas Plaid Cymru 3:08, 24 January 2018

Can I thank the Commissioner for that positive response? Clearly, the Assembly has taken some steps in the recent past, for example getting rid of disposable coffee cups here and going over to ceramic cups, which is something that the public is now very interested in. So, we were ahead of the game there. I'm concerned that we stay ahead of the game. We still use one-use plastic knives and forks and so forth and also, just looking at the shop here, some of our goods are still in plastic containers that you look at and think—well, they don't need to be, really; it's just something that we've fallen into the habit of. So, I'm pleased to hear that you have a six-month plan, that you're trying to eradicate as much of this is possible. It's something I think we can all join together. I will, on Friday, be visiting Aberporth, which is one of the plastic-free communities in Wales, but it's not the only one now. Many communities are saying they want to set themselves up to be plastic free, and I think it's important that we in the Assembly—not the Government, but we in the Assembly— set the standard and set some leadership as well.