Welsh party Plaid Cymru calls for a 1p levy on plastic bags

Plaid Cymru's environment, planning and countryside shadow minister Elin Jones called for primary legislation to tackle waste management in Wales. The Ceredigion AM said: "We need to ensure the National Assembly is able to implement waste management policies in Wales as a matter of urgency". She added: "The levy of 1p on every plastic carrier bag has already been introduced in Ireland and has been very successful. We should be doing the same in Wales as reusing plastic is just as important as recy-cling. "This levy would be beneficial in getting supermarkets - a major culprit in pumping out vast numbers of plastic carrier bags daily in Wales - to be more responsible in their actions." Ms Jones said Wales is lagging behind other EU countries in diverting waste from landfill. Plastic bags make even less sense when better alternatives are so easily available and so economical. At http://www.badlani.com/bags you can see just how inexpensive and elegant reusable bags can be.