LISKEARD should become plastic-free.

That’s the aim of a new campaign to be launched in the town.

Liskeard is one of more than 100 towns that have signed up to the Plastic Free Coastlines campaign started by Surfers Against Sewage.

The Plastic Free Liskeard campaign will be launched on April 23 at the Public Hall.

Tristram Besterman, who is leading the campaign, has single-use plastic in his sights: ‘Plastic bags, plastic straws, plastic cups, plastic cutlery, plastic food trays from the takeaway and plastic bottles: we don’t need them and we don’t want them.

‘It’s not just down to retailers: as customers, we can each kick the plastic habit in what we choose to buy.’

Several traders have already replaced single-use plastic with environmentally-friendly alternatives.

Liskeard Town Forum has given the campaign support and so has Liskeard Town Council, which, following Cornwall Council’s lead, has resolved to phase out, wherever possible, single-use plastics.

In addition, the town council pledged to work with local businesses to promote the banning of such products.