Plastic Free Coastlines (Minute 44 - 5th October 2017)
To receive and consider the recommendations of the Cabinet (Minute 81(a)) of 8 November 2017 (as an amendment) to the following Notice of Motion submitted previously to the Council by Councillor Biederman and referred thereto in accordance with Standing Order 8(2), namely:
This Devon County Council supports Plastic Free Coastlines, committing to plastic free alternatives and supporting plastic free initiatives within Devon.
The Council commits to lead by example to remove single-use plastic items from its premises. Also it must encourage plastic free initiatives, promoting the campaign and supporting its events.
A representative of this Council will become a member of the Plastic Free Coastlines Steering group’.
Having had regard to the aforementioned, any factual briefing/position statement on the matter set out in Report CSO/17/30 and other suggestions or alternatives considered at that meeting, the Cabinet subsequently resolved to:
i) support the spirit of the Notice of Motion, which aims to provide leadership in avoiding single-use plastic items in order to achieve a ‘Plastic Free Coastline’; and
ii) commit to addressing this issue further through this Authority’s environmental performance agenda, including a review of single-use plastic items and how suitable alternatives to these might continue to be adopted.
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Pursuant to County Council Minute 44 of 5 October 2017 relating to the Notice of Motion set out below as previously submitted and formally moved and seconded by Councillor Biederman that:
This Devon County Council supports Plastic Free Coastlines, committing to plastic free alternatives and supporting plastic free initiatives within Devon.
The Council commits to lead by example to remove single-use plastic items from its premises. Also it must encourage plastic free initiatives, promoting the campaign and supporting its events.
A representative of this Council will become a member of the Plastic Free Coastlines Steering group’.
and having had regard to the advice of the Cabinet set out in Minute 81(a) of 8 November 2017:
Councillor Hart MOVED and Councillor Clatworthy SECONDED that the Cabinet’s advice (the amendment) be accepted and the spirit of the Notice of Motion, which aims to provide leadership in avoiding single-use plastic items in order to achieve a ‘Plastic Free Coastline’ be supported and the Council commit to addressing this issue further through the Authority’s environmental performance agenda, including a review of single-use plastic items and how suitable alternatives to these might continue to be adopted.
The amendment in the name of Councillor Hart was then put to the vote and declared CARRIED and subsequently thereafter also CARRIED, nem. con as the substantive motion.