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Becky Slater Name: Becky Slater
Occupation: Campaign assistant for Friends of the Earth
Country: UK
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  1. wepVad is asking Becky Slater: "Is addressing plastic bag usage an important priority for environmental campaigners' resources, or should these be used elsewhere?"
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  3. 0 comment   |  Topic: World Affairs   |   Email to friends   |   Nov 05 2007 4:38:00 PM
  1. MTyrrell is asking Becky Slater: "This is a quote from the British Plastics Foundation: "The BPF believes there would be little logic in taxing plastic carrier bags, as they are not a significant litter problem and they do not represent..." Show more »"This is a quote from the British Plastics Foundation: "The BPF believes there would be little logic in taxing plastic carrier bags, as they are not a significant litter problem and they do not represent a significant environmental impact. Just 4% of crude oil consumption is used for all plastics, and only 2% for all films, of which plastic bags is a very small proportion. 85% of oil is burned as fuel or heating. Plastic bags are extraordinarily energy-efficient in manufacture, and more so than paper bags. Not only do they prevent waste of goods carried, but the embodied energy can be recovered either by recycling or via energy-from-waste systems." With plastic bag usage are we concentrating on the wrong issue? Or is this quote an example of reluctance to accept accountability? " Show less »
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  3. 0 comment   |  Topic: Politics   |   Email to friends   |   Oct 30 2007 10:28:13 PM
  1. PikkuMemy is asking Becky Slater: "Britain is again this year missing European Union targets for the landfill wastage, which means quite heavy penalty for British taxpayers. What should be done to solve this problem? "
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  3. 0 comment   |  Topic: Politics   |   Email to friends   |   Oct 30 2007 6:47:25 PM
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  1. wepVad is asking Becky Slater: "Is addressing plastic bag usage an important priority for environmental campaigners' resources, or should these be used elsewhere?"
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  3. 0 comment   |  Topic: World Affairs   |   Email to friends   |   Nov 05 2007 4:38:00 PM
  1. MTyrrell is asking Becky Slater: "This is a quote from the British Plastics Foundation: "The BPF believes there would be little logic in taxing plastic carrier bags, as they are not a significant litter problem and they do not represent..." Show more »"This is a quote from the British Plastics Foundation: "The BPF believes there would be little logic in taxing plastic carrier bags, as they are not a significant litter problem and they do not represent a significant environmental impact. Just 4% of crude oil consumption is used for all plastics, and only 2% for all films, of which plastic bags is a very small proportion. 85% of oil is burned as fuel or heating. Plastic bags are extraordinarily energy-efficient in manufacture, and more so than paper bags. Not only do they prevent waste of goods carried, but the embodied energy can be recovered either by recycling or via energy-from-waste systems." With plastic bag usage are we concentrating on the wrong issue? Or is this quote an example of reluctance to accept accountability? " Show less »
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  3. 0 comment   |  Topic: Politics   |   Email to friends   |   Oct 30 2007 10:28:13 PM
  1. PikkuMemy is asking Becky Slater: "Britain is again this year missing European Union targets for the landfill wastage, which means quite heavy penalty for British taxpayers. What should be done to solve this problem? "
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  3. 0 comment   |  Topic: Politics   |   Email to friends   |   Oct 30 2007 6:47:25 PM
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