MIKE HEDGES ASKS WELSH GOVERNMENT BUSINESS MANAGER FOR STATEMENT ON NEW IDEA TO TACKLE LITTERING

MIKE HEDGES ASKS WELSH GOVERNMENT BUSINESS MANAGER FOR STATEMENT ON NEW IDEA TO TACKLE LITTERING

Speaking from the Senedd, Swansea East AM said… ‘littering is a problem which is on the rise right across Swansea and particularly my Swansea East Constituency. It is simple laziness on the part of individuals who drop litter and we must never give up the battle against littering. I was recently asked if it would be possible for the Welsh Government to legislate for fast food business to print the number of car registrations on the packaging when people buy products at drive through restaurants. I think that this is a very good idea! I have asked for a Government statement on whether this is technologically possible. If it is, I think that it will be a big weapon to combat littering from fast food restaurants with drive through’s for drivers then will not just be able to toss burgers and milk shake cartons out of the window – they would know that their actions would be able to be traced. Sadly, if people throw litter, they should have to pay a price for their actions.’

Mike Hedges AM – I’ve had raised with me a number of concerns regarding litter, especially over the Christmas period. Can I ask for a Welsh Government statement on actions being taken to discourage littering? Two suggestions I have received are: one, that first-time offenders attend a litter awareness course similar to the speed awareness course; and the second one is, that fast-food restaurants print the car number plate on the packaging of the food bought at a drive-through takeaway.149
Can I crave your indulgence regarding Daniel James and Calon Lân? In March this year it’s the hundredth anniversary. I’ve been in contact with the Commission here to ask about it being sung on these premises. Will the Welsh Government consider having it sung on Welsh Government premises the length and breadth of Wales? Because it truly is probably Wales’s best-known hymn.150

Rebecca Evans AM 15:07:18

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Well, they don’t call me Rebecca Evans for nothing, so I do like to exercise the vocal cords occasionally, and I’ll be happy to join in any of the singing. But I will say, on the serious point of the litter and the littering, Welsh Government’s working really closely with local authorities and communities across Wales in terms of tackling littering, and this does include the development of a new litter prevention action plan. We’re working really closely with third sector organisations such as Keep Wales Tidy, and I know that the Minister will be really keen to explore those two particular suggestions as part of that action plan. I know that she’s also planning to meet with representatives of the fast food packaging industry, and again, I think this is an opportunity to explore that issue with them.