The Democratic Alliance (DA) recently passed a motion to reduce plastic shopping bag waste in the Western Cape.

The motion was passed at the Western Cape DA’s Provincial Congress recently announced to the public via a statement by James Vos, Member of the DA Western Cape Provincial Executive Committee and Shadow Minister of Tourism.

Vos explained that the motion serves to highlight the importance of taking care of the environment because it is essential to human survival.

“Plastic bag wastage has a devastating effect on the environment, posing a danger to humans and wildlife,”he said.

“We need to deal with environmental issues in the same way we deal with people’s issues as you cannot disconnect the one from the other,” he added.