Polyester, Nylon Clothes May Be Caught in U.K. Curbs on Plastics
- Chancellor urged to tax pollution from synthetic materials
- Treasury consultation seeks options for single-use plastics
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U.K. Chancellor Philip Hammond is being urged to start taxing clothes made from polyester and nylon as he seeks to stop harmful plastics filling the world’s oceans.
The Treasury is aiming to announce a package of new taxes to deal with plastic waste in its budget statement in November, following a consultation that closed on Friday and attracted more than 100,000 responses, according to a spokeswoman for the department.