Joanna: Pandemic has worsened waste crisis

JOANNA Lumley yesterday called for laws to combat single-use plastics amid fears the pandemic has made the waste crisis worse.

The actress said she never throws her PPE masks away and that she uses a bar of soap instead of hand sanitiser to cut litter.

She added that ‘doing something good every day, like not throwing plastic away, not buying plastic in the first place’ can make a change.

Miss Lumley, 74, who is backing a Brita campaign to highlight how small changes can make a big environmental impact, said: ‘I would think all the time “What would David Attenborough say?” I’m not saying turn into a virtuous person overnight but just say please make an effort.’

It came as a report by the Scottish Marine Animal Strandings Scheme into the beaching of a 26-ton sperm whale in Harris in 2019 found 220lb of litter in its stomach, such as plastic cups, bags, ropes and netting.

The Daily Mail has been leading a Turn The Tide On Plastic campaign, fighting against plastic waste.