(UK) Britain’s paper-bag industry is protesting against government plans to extend its proposed action against single-use carrier bags to include those made of paper, as well as plastic.
Nicholas Tomkins, chairman of the UK Bag Manufacturers Association, is seeking urgent talks with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to express his concern and seek an exemption for paper bags, which he claims are biodegradable and recyclable and present no threat to wildlife.
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Nicholas Tomkins, chairman of the UK Bag Manufacturers Association, is seeking urgent talks with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to express his concern and seek an exemption for paper bags, which he claims are biodegradable and recyclable and present no threat to wildlife.
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