Commenting on a possible ban of wet wipes, director of campaigns at WWF, Lang Banks, said:

“Many consumers don’t realise that wet wipes contain plastic and flushing them is clogging up our riverbeds, oceans and natural areas. But the problem is, there aren’t many better alternatives on the market. Banning all avoidable single use plastic by 2025 would force companies to develop new products that don’t fill our oceans with waste that never disappears. We can become the generation that changes our flushaway culture and begins to restore nature instead of destroying it, but we need government policy to lead the way.” 

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Jonathan Jones | jjones@wwf.org.uk | 07835291907