Top politicians, business leaders and campaigners are calling for an end to the use of plastic sample sachets, which they say will “pollute the planet for centuries”.Sample sachets are a lucrative tool for the beauty and cleaning industries to drive sales, with Euromonitor estimating beauty samples are the third-largest driver for people purchasing full-size products.The cosmetics industry produces 122 billion plastic sachets each year, which are used to package small amounts of products including shampoo, shower gel, moisturiser, and face wipes. One billion tonnes of plastic waste to be dumped by 2040, predicts study By 2030, the world is expected to go through a trillion sachets and they are rarely recycled.In an open letter, 40 experts have called for plastic sample sachets to be included in the UK and EU single-use plastic bans, which currently cover plastic straws, stirrers, and cotton buds. Advertisement Former shadow chancellor John McDonnell, Theresa May’s former environment advisor Lord Randall of Uxbridge, and 20 other parliamentarians have signed the letter.It is also backed by members of the European Parliament, business leaders including Iceland Food’s managing director Richard Walker, and experts from University College London and the University of Exeter. More from Pollution Raw sewage dumped… Read full this story
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