8. Statement by the Minister for Environment: Recycling in Wales

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 6:45 pm on 27 February 2018.

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Photo of Hannah Blythyn Hannah Blythyn Labour 6:45, 27 February 2018

Thank you for that question. Actually, I think I fundamentally disagree with many of the points that you made there. It's not for us to turn our back and say that just because we don't create the vast majority of the world's problem, we're not going to show leadership and do something about it. The responsibility is on all of us—individuals, communities, governments—to actually step up and show leadership on this issue and to play our part as responsible global citizens. And that's what we're hoping to do in Wales by actually being there: we're number one in the UK, second in Europe and third in the world. We should be using that and showing our leadership to use leverage to encourage others to take action. If we don't play our part, how do we expect others to play their part as well?