English: I want to concentrate on one aspect of plastic pollution, and it's been mentioned here earlier, of course, which is deposit-return. We have had a number of discussions and debates in this Chamber with regard to introducing a deposit-return scheme for plastic bottles, but there seems to have been little or no progress with regard to legislation on this subject. There's almost certainly cross-Chamber support for such legislation, as witnessed in earlier contributions, particularly David Melding's just now. The Minister for Environment at the time, Hannah Blythyn, stated as long ago as May last year that she was going to set up talks with Scottish, UK and Northern Ireland counterparts with a view to introducing such legislation. Did these talks take place and what was the outcome? The scourge of plastic pollution is evident wherever we look: from our town centres to almost every walkway and, of course, in the huge volumes of detritus we see washed up on our shorelines. The time for action is now. We cannot procrastinate whilst this appalling form of pollution not only continues, but grows day by day. There are two main solutions available: manufacture and distribute less, which should be our ultimate goal, and to recycle that which is being produced. Why is it that we were able to be the first country to put a tax on plastic bags, but we have not been able to go it alone with regard to introducing a deposit-return scheme not only for plastic bottles, but for glass bottles and drinks cans as well? One word of caution: if we are to introduce deposit-return, then the deposit must be at a level that encourages everyone to recycle. It will be of little use putting 5p on an item - children, in particular, have no value on such amounts. In former years, the cost of a full Corona bottle was around a shilling, but the deposit-return was as high as thruppence. Now, for those who are unfamiliar with the old currency, that is a 25 per cent return value. As a young boy, I can assure you that was plenty of incentive to return your bottles, and, of course, any others you were fortunate to accumulate. I'm sure that a deposit-return scheme based on around the same percentages would have a massive impact on the recycling rates of not only plastic but glass and aluminium as well. I urge the Government to work with all of us in this Chamber to get the legislation in place to see this scheme go forward.
Welsh: Rwyf am ganolbwyntio ar un agwedd ar lygredd plastig, ac mae wedi'i grybwyll yma'n gynharach wrth gwrs, sef dychwelyd blaendal. Rydym wedi cael nifer o drafodaethau a dadleuon yn y Siambr ar gyflwyno cynllun dychwelyd blaendal ar gyfer poteli plastig, ond ymddengys na fu fawr ddim cynnydd, os o gwbl, o ran deddfu ar y mater. Mae bron yn sicr fod cefnogaeth ar draws y Siambr i ddeddfwriaeth o'r fath, fel y gwelwyd mewn cyfraniadau cynharach, yn enwedig un David Melding yn awr. Dywedodd Gweinidog yr Amgylchedd ar y pryd, Hannah Blythyn, mor bell yn ôl â mis Mai y llynedd ei bod am sefydlu trafodaethau â chymheiriaid yn yr Alban, y DU a Gogledd Iwerddon gyda'r bwriad o gyflwyno deddfwriaeth o'r fath. A gafodd y trafodaethau hyn eu cynnal a beth oedd y canlyniad? Mae malltod llygredd plastig yn amlwg ble bynnag yr edrychwn: o ganol ein trefi i bron bob rhodfa ac wrth gwrs, yn y pentwr anferth o sbwriel a welwn wedi'i olchi ar ein glannau. Mae'n bryd gweithredu yn awr. Ni allwn dindroi tra bod y math ofnadwy hwn o lygredd nid yn unig yn parhau, ond yn tyfu bob dydd. Ceir dau brif ateb: cynhyrchu a dosbarthu llai, a ddylai fod yn nod i ni yn y pen draw, ac ailgylchu'r hyn sy'n cael ei gynhyrchu. Pam y gallasom fod yn wlad gyntaf i roi treth ar fagiau siopa plastig, ond nid ydym wedi gallu camu ymlaen ar ein pennau ein hunain i gyflwyno cynllun dychwelyd blaendal nid yn unig ar gyfer poteli plastig, ond ar gyfer poteli gwydr a chaniau diodydd hefyd? Un gair o rybudd: os ydym yn mynd i gyflwyno cynllun dychwelyd blaendal, rhaid i'r blaendal fod ar lefel sy'n annog pawb i ailgylchu. Ni fydd yn fawr o werth rhoi 5c ar eitem - nid yw plant, yn enwedig, yn gweld gwerth mewn symiau o'r fath. Yn y gorffennol, roedd potel Corona lawn yn costio tua swllt, ond roedd y blaendal mor uchel â thair ceiniog. Nawr, i'r rhai sy'n anghyfarwydd â'r hen arian, dyna 25 y cant o'r gwerth yn dychwelyd. Fel bachgen ifanc, gallaf eich sicrhau bod digon o gymhelliad i ddychwelyd eich poteli, ac wrth gwrs, unrhyw rai eraill yr oeddech yn ffodus i'w casglu. Rwy'n siŵr y byddai cynllun dychwelyd blaendal yn seiliedig ar oddeutu'r un canrannau yn cael effaith aruthrol ar gyfraddau ailgylchu nid yn unig plastig ond gwydr ac alwminiwm hefyd. Rwy'n annog y Llywodraeth i weithio gyda phawb ohonom yn y Siambr hon i sicrhau bod y ddeddfwriaeth ar waith i wneud yn siŵr fod y cynllun hwn yn mynd rhagddo.