In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11, Councillor George Potter to propose, and Councillor Diana Jones to second, the following motion:
“This Council recognises the damage plastics can cause to the environment and commits to work with our local communities to reduce the impact we have through our use of non-recyclable, single-use plastics so far as it is reasonable to do so.
This Council also agrees with the general principles of the national ‘Plastic Free Communities’ scheme and commits to supporting, promoting and encouraging plastic free initiatives and events within the borough.
By continuing to play our part in delivering the Surrey Environment Partnership’s Single-use Plastics Strategy (2018) and 5 year action plan, we also commit to:
(a) Avoiding the use of single-use plastics ourselves where there are suitable alternatives
(b) Encouraging local businesses to do the same
(c) Engaging with and supporting the Plastic Free Guildford campaign
(d) Working with our suppliers to discourage the use of avoidable single-use plastics
(e) Supporting our communities in their efforts to reduce the use of single-use plastics
(f) Supporting the national water refill campaign which promotes the provision of facilities to enable people to refill reusable drinking water bottles
(g) Working with our partners to investigate how we can provide effective and sustainable incentives for the return of single-use plastics for recycling.”
Minutes:
In accordance with Council Procedure Rule 11, Councillor George Potter proposed, and Councillor Diana Jones seconded, the adoption of the following motion:
“This Council recognises the damage plastics can cause to the environment and commits to work with our local communities to reduce the impact we have through our use of non-recyclable, single-use plastics so far as it is reasonable to do so.
This Council also agrees with the general principles of the national ‘Plastic Free Communities’ scheme and commits to supporting, promoting and encouraging plastic free initiatives and events within the borough.
By continuing to play our part in delivering the Surrey Environment Partnership’s Single-use Plastics Strategy (2018) and 5 year action plan, we also commit to:
(a) Avoiding the use of single-use plastics ourselves where there are suitable alternatives
(b) Encouraging local businesses to do the same
(c) Engaging with and supporting the Plastic Free Guildford campaign
(d) Working with our suppliers to discourage the use of avoidable single-use plastics
(e) Supporting our communities in their efforts to reduce the use of single-use plastics
(f) Supporting the national water refill campaign which promotes the provision of facilities to enable people to refill reusable drinking water bottles
(g) Working with our partners to investigate how we can provide effective and sustainable incentives for the return of single-use plastics for recycling.”
Delete all text after “…and 5 year action plan”, and insert the following:
“we ask the Place-Making and Innovation EAB:
(1) to examine the means by which this Council can:
(a) Avoid the use of single-use plastics ourselves where there are suitable alternatives
(b) Encourage local businesses to do the same
(c) Engage with and support the Plastic Free Guildford campaign
(d) Work with our suppliers to discourage the use of avoidable single-use plastics
(e) Support our communities in their efforts to reduce the use of single-use plastics
(f) Support the national water refill campaign which promotes the provision of facilities to enable people to refill reusable drinking water bottles
(g) Work with our partners to investigate how we can provide effective and sustainable incentives for the return of single-use plastics for recycling.
(2) to make recommendations, as appropriate, to the Executive on each of the seven points (a) to (g) above, following detailed discussion.”
During the debate on the amendment, under Council Procedure Rule 15 (o), Councillor Angela Gunning, as the mover of the amendment, had indicated that, with the consent of her seconder and of the meeting, she wished to alter her amendment so that it reads as follows:
“After point (g) in the motion, add the following:
“We ask the Place-Making and Innovation EAB to make recommendations, as appropriate, to the Executive on how to achieve each of the seven points (a) to (g) above, following detailed discussion.”
The Council agreed to accept the alteration to the amendment, as proposed above.
Following consideration of the motion, as amended, the Council
RESOLVED: That the Council recognises the damage plastics can cause to the environment and commits to work with our local communities to reduce the impact we have through our use of non-recyclable, single-use plastics so far as it is reasonable to do so.
This Council also agrees with the general principles of the national ‘Plastic Free Communities’ scheme and commits to supporting, promoting and encouraging plastic free initiatives and events within the borough.
By continuing to play our part in delivering the Surrey Environment Partnership’s Single-use Plastics Strategy (2018) and 5 year action plan, we also commit to:
(a) Avoiding the use of single-use plastics ourselves where there are suitable alternatives
(b) Encouraging local businesses to do the same
(c) Engaging with and supporting the Plastic Free Guildford campaign
(d) Working with our suppliers to discourage the use of avoidable single-use plastics
(e) Supporting our communities in their efforts to reduce the use of single-use plastics
(f) Supporting the national water refill campaign which promotes the provision of facilities to enable people to refill reusable drinking water bottles
(g) Working with our partners to investigate how we can provide effective and sustainable incentives for the return of single-use plastics for recycling.
We ask the Place-Making and Innovation EAB to make recommendations, as appropriate, to the Executive on how to achieve each of the seven points (a) to (g) above, following detailed discussion.”