England: David Cameron suggests payment of fee for plastic bags
The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, hinted he may introduce legislation to plastic bags in England, after the failure of the supermarkets in reduce their free distribution.Cameron met yesterday with a group of children of Stanley Primary School, in Teddington, London, who handed him a letter from Greener Group upon Thames asking him to take measures to combat the increasing use of plastic bags.The group, which has been working with other environmental education, the EcoTales, also showed him an albatross with four feet wide made of recycled bottles, as a way to highlight the impact of plastic waste in the oceans.Cameron said he had recently held a meeting to discuss the introduction of a system of collection of bags in the United Kingdom, which could compete with the success of the scheme in Wales.According to the Business Green, recent figures from the Government confirm that the use of plastic bags in England increased 12.2% between 2010 and 2012, while in Wales has dropped 80% since the implementation of the billing system implemented in October 2011.Two years ago, Cameron said it was "unacceptable" that the use of plastic bags had risen again after a period of decline and announced come to legislate, in order to solve the problem, if the use does not back down. However, the plans of the Department for Environment, Food Rural Affairs & to introduce a national tax on the bags were cancelled by Chancellor George Osborne, due to the impact of the measure on the cost of living.Ruby, of nine years of age, born in Teddington, said it's time for England to introduce a levy on plastic bags. "We came here to send a message about plastic pollution," said the child. "The Wales, Ireland and Scotland have a fee, so I don't see why we can't have."
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