UK retailer Boots has vowed to stop selling all wet wipes that contain plastic fibres by the end of the year
A large proportion of the 11 billion wet wipes used in the UK every year still contain some form of plastic.
After selling more than 800 million wet wipes last year, it now plans to replace plastic-based wipes with plant-based biodegradable alternatives.The Marine Conservation Society claim that a large proportion of the 11 billion wet wipes used in the UK every year still contain some form of plastic - with evidence suggesting they cause more than nine in 10 sewage blockages.
"We removed plastics from our own brand and No7 wet wipe ranges in 2021, and now we are calling on other brands and retailers across the UK to follow suit in eliminating all plastic-based wet wipes.
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