In the UK can impose a tax on clothing made of nylon and polyester – The UK may impose a tax on clothing made of polyester and nylon to combat plastic waste that pollutes the waters of the world’s oceans – UK tax clothing nylon polyester - Arhive
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In the UK can impose a tax on clothing made of nylon and polyester
MOSCOW – The UK may impose a tax on clothing made of polyester and nylon to combat plastic waste that pollutes the waters of the world’s oceans, Ekho Moskvy reports.
The Ministry of Finance may announce a number of new taxes as part of the budget publication in November. Discussion of this issue, which received more than 100 thousand comments, ended on Friday, May 18.
The British government has long been struggling with plastic waste and intends to liquidate them by 2042. So, in autumn 2015, a tax of 5 pence was introduced in the country to purchase plastic bags in supermarkets. This measure helped reduce the use of packages by 83% in the first year.
The 22-year “polygon tax” for materials sent to the landfill is probably the most successful measure undertaken in the framework of the UK’s environmental policy. He helped reduce the volume of waste buried in the earth by more than 65%. In addition, he pushed companies to collect garbage to increase the volume of waste processing through a slow increase in taxes.
No major economy of the world has yet attempted to combat tiny fragments of plastic that, washed out of clothing, fall into the ocean and are consumed by marine inhabitants, causing them irreparable damage.
With the help of various environmental programs, including the plastic bottle tax and the package tax, half of the plastic that enters the world ocean has already been eliminated. However, many factors, such as synthetic fibers and pieces of automobile tires, still remain unaccounted for.
A tax increase on synthetic fibers for 5 years will encourage clothing manufacturers and retailers to use stronger materials and fabrics to reduce the likelihood of leaching particles, Green Alliance director Dustin Benton says. However, he does not consider the transition to cotton and wool as a solution to the problem, in particular, because of their high cost.
Green Alliance, together with Greenpeace, also calls for the taxation of the original plastic to stimulate the wider use of recycled materials. In addition, Greenpeace suggests that the government simply ban senseless plastic items, such as sticks for stirring. Other plastic products, for example, disposable cups should be taxed.
As previously reported, several well-known fashion manufacturers and retailers, Swedish company H & M and American Gap, as well as the Spanish brand Zara and British Topshop, refuse to use mohair, which is produced on the basis of yarn from Angora goat’s wool, in defense of animal rights. They decided to go to such a step after the organization People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) brought charges against South African farmers for ill-treatment of these mammals.
Earlier it was reported that McDonald’s, an American corporation, one of the world’s largest fast-food chain chains, will refuse plastic tubing in the UK this May.
mrcplast.ru
Author: Anna Larionova
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