Plastic Reduction Strategy

Driven by concerns over the harmful impact plastic is having on the natural world, the Plastics Reduction Strategy has set out a 24-point action plan for preventing and reducing the amount of plastic used and then disposed of in Glasgow. This follows a public consultation on plastic reduction earlier this year that received over 1500 individual responses and provided overwhelming support for work to reduce single-use plastic consumption, in particular.

The long term objective of the strategy is to end the use of plastic where it can be avoided or an alternative reusable version of the plastic item exists. However, given the scale of the issue and the need to advance quickly, the 24-point plan is solely focused on delivering progress in the immediate term with further actions to be updated and renewed on an annual basis over the course of the strategy.

• The Plastic Reduction Strategy (PDF) [1MB] (opens new window)