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Developing Countries: Plastics

Question for Department for International Development

UIN 906253, tabled on 4 July 2018

What steps her Department is taking to help developing countries reduce the use of plastic to improve the environment.

Answered on

4 July 2018

DFID is working with other government departments to tackle the problem of plastic pollution. DFID’s assistance focuses on helping poorer countries find practical ways to improve waste management and on identifying ways in which manufacturing processes can reduce plastic pollution.

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