Motion · S6M-13285 · 16 May 2024
International Plastic Free Day
The motion
That the Parliament welcomes International Plastic Free Day on 25 May 2024, which encourages everyone to say "no" to single-use plastics for one day and raise awareness of how much plastic is wasted every day; understands that Scotland became the first UK nation to work towards banning problematic plastics such as plastic straws, cutlery, balloon sticks, plates, stirrers and takeaway carriers made of expanded polystyrene; regrets that, every year, hundreds of millions of single-use plastics are wasted, with many of them littering beaches, waters and parks, and highlights what it sees as the great work of Zero Waste Hub by Shrub Co-op and Weigh to Go Edinburgh, which it considers are organisations that empower the community to live a low-carbon life and provide convenient solutions to sustainable living.
Supporters (18)
- Colin Beattie Scottish National Party 5 Sep 2025
- Ariane Burgess Scottish Green Party 5 Sep 2025
- Maggie Chapman Scottish Green Party 5 Sep 2025
- Foysol Choudhury 5 Sep 2025
- Katy Clark Scottish Labour 5 Sep 2025
- Bob Doris Scottish National Party 5 Sep 2025
- Jackie Dunbar Scottish National Party 5 Sep 2025
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 5 Sep 2025
- Patrick Harvie Scottish Green Party 5 Sep 2025
- Bill Kidd 5 Sep 2025
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 5 Sep 2025
- Gillian Mackay Scottish Green Party 5 Sep 2025
- John Mason 5 Sep 2025
- Audrey Nicoll 5 Sep 2025
- Mark Ruskell Scottish Green Party 5 Sep 2025
- Kevin Stewart 5 Sep 2025
- Paul Sweeney Scottish Labour 5 Sep 2025
- Elena Whitham 5 Sep 2025
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.