Call for UK crackdown on plastic packaging to drive green economy
FTSE 100 firm DS Smith, which works with firms over alternatives, urges next government to match global standards
Whoever wins the UK general election must tighten regulations to slash the use of plastic packaging, match global standards and drive “green consumption”, the boss of one of the sector’s biggest manufacturers has urged.
Miles Roberts, the chief executive of the packaging firm DS Smith, made the call to the next government as the company celebrated surpassing its target to replace more than 1bn pieces of plastic 16 months early.
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