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Decision details

Motion 2

Decision Maker: Council

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decisions:

The Lord Mayor advised that a notice of motion proposed by Councillor Wood and seconded by Councillor Sandrey had been received for consideration and was included on the Summons for the meeting.  The motion was substantially the same as Motion 1 which had been debated earlier. 

The Lord Mayor invited Councillor Wood to propose the motion as follows:

 

Cardiff Council notes that:

 

·         Single use plastics create unnecessary waste with negative impacts on our communities and environment.

·         Approximately 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced globally each year of which 40% is intended to be single-use [1].

·         Over 8 million tonnes of plastic enter the world's oceans each year, with most originating from the land [2].

·         Plastics such as polystyrene cannot be recycled.

·         Paper coffee cups are often fused with polyethylene which makes them difficult to recycle.

·         Re-use is always preferable to recycling or disposal, as it requires less energy.

·         Small businesses across South Wales are taking proactive steps to encourage consumers to use less plastic [3].

·         Students from Cardiff University are also leading the way with a ‘No Straw campaign’ [4].

 

We call on Cardiff Council to:

 

·         Phase out all single use plastics, including cups, lids, plastic bottles, plastic-lined cardboard, and any other single use plastics from the entire Cardiff Council Estate by the end of the 2018-19 financial year.

·         Ensure all organisations in receipt of council funds make a commitment to sustainable practices and be encouraged to phase out all single use plastics.

·         Urge all businesses with which we work, through procurement avenues and other networks, to promote the phasing out of similar products in their business environments.

·         Provide re-useable cups and utensils where required and make provisions for cleaning of said items. 

·         Support the introduction of public drinking water fountains and re-fill stations.

·         Investigate a deposit return scheme for Cardiff.

 

1. Geyer R, Jambeck JR, Law KL. Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made. Sci Adv. 2017;3(7).

2. “BBC to ban single-use plastics by 2020 after Blue Planet II”. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43051153

3. “Momentum builds in small businesses to curb plastic use”.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-42832201

4. “Students spearhead anti-plastic movement in Cardiff”.

http://www.jomec.co.uk/intercardiff/environment/students-spearhead-anti-plastic-movement-in-cardiff.

 

The motion was seconded by Councillor Sandrey. 

 

The Lord Mayor advised that the Motion would be put to the vote without debate. 

 

The vote on the Motion as proposed was LOST.

Publication date: 18/05/2018

Date of decision: 22/03/2018

Decided at meeting: 22/03/2018 - Council

 

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