English: Firstly, thank you to my colleague, Hefin David, for bringing forward this really important debate to the floor of the Senedd today. As we know, single-use plastics and the pollution they cause represents one of the most serious environmental challenges facing the world today, and it can be difficult to see the real impact that any individual can have, but action must start, as has been said already, at a local level. I'm also pleased to welcome the work being done across Caerphilly borough, as a former Caerphilly councillor, to reduce plastic waste, with the council leading by example. But change will not be instant, and the innovative project group that has been mentioned and established within the council will help to reduce the amount of plastic used across the authority. In taking an evidence-based approach, the council will be able to set its example to residents across Caerphilly, and outline the steps we can all take to reduce our plastic waste. But the place and perceived importance of plastic to us all is demonstrated by the fact that we nearly all have plastic pens with us today - I've probably got three - and is demonstrated by the fact that 60 per cent of the kerbside recycling picked up by Caerphilly council is plastic. Although it is of course good news that this plastic is being recycled, the best way to reduce our waste is not to purchase or use it in the first place. So, I'd like to join with Hefin in congratulating the work of the borough's first zero-waste shop, Plant 2 Plate, and I realise, from the owner's own words, that it's also important that we have a pan-Wales approach with regard to the collection, for instance, of the vegetable packaging, which although is not plastic, looks as if it's plastic and is currently not being recycled.
Welsh: Yn gyntaf, diolch i fy nghyd-Aelod, Hefin David, am gyflwyno'r ddadl bwysig hon ar lawr y Senedd heddiw. Fel y gwyddom, plastig untro a'r llygredd y mae'n ei achosi yw un o'r heriau amgylcheddol mwyaf difrifol sy'n wynebu'r byd heddiw, a gall fod yn anodd gweld yr effaith y gall unrhyw unigolyn ei chael go iawn, ond rhaid dechrau gweithredu, fel y dywedwyd eisoes , ar lefel leol. Rwy'n falch hefyd o groesawu'r gwaith a wneir ar draws bwrdeistref Caerffili, fel cyn-gynghorydd yng Nghaerffili, ar leihau gwastraff plastig, gyda'r cyngor yn arwain drwy esiampl. Ond ni ddaw newid dros nos, a bydd y grŵp prosiect arloesi a grybwyllwyd ac a sefydlwyd o fewn y cyngor yn helpu i leihau'r plastig a ddefnyddir ar draws yr awdurdod. Wrth ddilyn dull o weithredu'n seiliedig ar dystiolaeth, bydd y cyngor yn gallu gosod esiampl i breswylwyr ledled Caerffili, ac amlinellu'r camau y gall pawb ohonom eu cymryd i leihau ein gwastraff plastig. Ond dangosir lle plastig a phwysigrwydd canfyddedig plastig i ni i gyd drwy'r ffaith bod gan bron bawb ohonom feiros plastig gyda ni heddiw - mae'n siŵr fod gennyf dair - ac fe'i dangosir gan y ffaith bod 60 y cant o'r ailgylchu ymyl y ffordd a godir gan gyngor Caerffili yn blastig. Er ei fod yn newyddion da fod y plastig hwn yn cael ei ailgylchu wrth gwrs, y ffordd orau o leihau ein gwastraff yw peidio â'i brynu neu ei ddefnyddio yn y lle cyntaf. Felly, hoffwn ymuno â Hefin i longyfarch gwaith siop ddiwastraff gyntaf y fwrdeistref, Plant 2 Plate, ac rwy'n sylweddoli, o eiriau'r perchennog ei hun, ei bod hi hefyd yn bwysig inni gael ymagwedd Cymru gyfan tuag at gasglu deunydd pacio llysiau, er enghraifft, ac er nad yw'n blastig, mae'n edrych fel pe bai'n blastig ac nid yw'n cael ei ailgylchu ar hyn o bryd.