Steve Double, Member of Parliament for St Austell and Newquay, along with neighbouring Cornwall Councillors, has visited Cornwall waste and recycling contractor Biffa to bring in the ‘plastic free’ initiative to their Tregongeeves depot.
Commenting, Steve said:
“I am delighted to have visited Biffa at their Tregongeeves depot and welcomed in the Plastic Free initiative.”
“My own office in St Austell is aiming to be free of single use plastics and it is great to see support from both Cornwall Council and Biffa, as Cornwall’s waste and recycling services provider, in this initiative.”
“It was good to see first-hand how engaged Biffa and its staff are in promoting more sustainable ways of living and I look forward to continuing to work with them in the future on this and other important issues in Mid-Cornwall.”
Nigel Carr, Biffa’s general manager in Cornwall, said:
“As the first of Biffa’s municipal operations in the UK to start removing single-use plastics, Cornwall’s actions provide a practical template for other Biffa depots and contracts. I expect our sites in Cornwall to be largely free of these single-use items by the end of March. We welcome and appreciate the support of Cornish MPs and Cornwall Councillors”.