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# TITLE: Should the government require all plastic packaging to be biodegradable? [0eef59deb85209661be5cbf3fc75cbe3]
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# PUBLICATION DATE: 2025-10-12
# MODIFICATION DATE: 2025-10-12
# NUMBER ALTERNATIVES: 4
# NUMBER VOTERS: 5
# NUMBER UNIQUE ORDERS: 5
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 1: Statement 1 - The government should require all plastic packaging to be biodegradable. The issue of plastic waste and how it is damaging the environment is a major concern and one that needs to be addressed. If all plastic packaging was biodegradable, it would help to reduce the problem of waste building up in landfill sites and being dumped in natural environments. We need to be more responsible in the way we dispose of our waste and using biodegradable plastic packaging would be a good start. The government should also look at ways to reduce our reliance on plastic packaging by making recycling and reuse more accessible and encouraging people to use biodegradable alternatives where possible.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 2: Statement 2 - The government should require all plastic packaging to be biodegradable. The issue of plastic waste and how it is damaging the environment is a major concern and one that needs to be addressed. If all plastic packaging was biodegradable, it would help to reduce the problem of waste building up in landfill sites and being dumped in natural environments. We need to be more responsible in the way we dispose of our waste and using biodegradable plastic packaging would be a good start. We also need to be looking at how we can reduce our reliance on plastic packaging in the first place. The government should be looking at how they can support industry in coming up with new, innovative packaging solutions that are less reliant on plastic.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 3: Statement 3 - The government should require all plastic packaging to be biodegradable. The issue of plastic waste and how it is damaging the environment is a major concern and one that needs to be addressed. If all plastic packaging was biodegradable, it would help to reduce the problem of waste building up in landfill sites and being dumped in natural environments. We need to be more responsible in the way we dispose of our waste and using biodegradable plastic packaging would be a good start. It would also help to reduce the sever problem of plastics being dumped outwith our waste system into natural environments. If our waste degrades over time it will lessen the impact on habitats such as oceans where it is a major problem.
# ALTERNATIVE NAME 4: Statement 4 - The government should require all plastic packaging to be biodegradable. The issue of plastic waste and how it is damaging the environment is a major concern and one that needs to be addressed. If all plastic packaging was biodegradable, it would help to reduce the problem of waste building up in landfill sites and being dumped in natural environments. We need to be more responsible in the way we dispose of our waste and using biodegradable plastic packaging would be a good start. The government could help by making it easier for businesses to buy biodegradable packaging. They could also help by providing more information to the public on the issue of plastic waste and the benefits of biodegradable packaging.
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