The Attorney-General’s Chambers will soon draft legislation to phase out single-use plastics, the Minister of Home Affairs said yesterday.

Walter Roban made the announcement as he addressed the fourth annual Youth Climate Summit.

He said that a draft version of the Bill would be available for public consultation before being passed into law.

Mr Roban said he was “passionate about using the resources at my disposal to protect our environment while encouraging the growth and development of green initiatives”.

“As Bermuda’s future leaders, you must be knowledgeable and have a say in our chosen path.”

Legislative plans to ban single-use plastics were announced in the 2018 Speech from the Throne, with the goal to eliminate them by 2022.

Although the timeline was adjusted, a promise came in July to bring forward the legislation before the end of the year.

Mr Roban said the Bill focused on the environment and human health, with a realistic phase-out timeline top of the list.

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