Fine litter louts £500 to protect wildlife, says thinktank
by Damian Carrington Environment editor from Environment | The Guardian on (#4ZY7F)
Report also calls for ban on black plastic and an end to bottom trawling at sea
Litter louts should be fined a minimum of 500 as part of measures to protect wildlife, according to a thinktank.
Bright Blue recommends 50 new policies in its report, including banning black plastic and non-flushable wipes, ending UK taxpayer subsidies for wood burning in power stations and outlawing the destructive practice of bottom trawling at sea.
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