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Royal Jersey Agricultural & Horticultural Society - Submission
It really is a huge subject of these are a few things to be considered:
- Inputs – these are mostly supplied by large multi-national corporations who would be unlikely to adapt packaging to Jersey requirements if they differed from their other markets. Jersey is very small in terms of purchasing power and recent experience of products that required further work from Jersey resulted in them being withdrawn from market.
- Farm usage – all farms in Jersey are in the process of attaining full LEAF compliance which is focussed on environmental sustainability, including recycling. It would be beneficial for Information on what plastics can be recycled in Jersey to more widely circulated.
- Food chain – much of the industry's products are packaged in accordance with customer (multiple retailer) specifications, and again, until those change Jersey producers are bound to comply.