Fight against pollution will start in Newport

By Mathew Growcott
Published 17th Mar 2019, 11:11 BST
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Plastic waste and pollution could one day be a thing of the past in Newport after the town’s council voted unanimously to declare a climate emergency.

It is the start of a long journey that will see the council look at its own carbon footprint.

It comes after a motion from Councillor Tim Nelson, supported by Councillors Tom Janke and Tom King, at a meeting of the council on Wednesday.

It will see the council put together a plan of specific actions so that it can be to be carbon neutral by 2030.

Councillor Nelson said he was glad of the support the motion received after it was put forward.

“We said ‘yes’, Newport Town Council should be more aware about the environment,” he said.