On Wednesday the EU Parliament voted to ban
single-use plastic products such as the straws, cutlery and cotton buds that are clogging the world's oceans.
The ban will take effect in 2021.
Product categories banned include: Cutlery, plates, straws, polystyrene food and drink containers, cotton swabs with plastic stems, and plastic grocery bags. Additionally,
Rules insisting that polluters pay the costs of a clean-up are strengthened, particularly for cigarette manufacturers, who will have to support the recycling of discarded filters.
According to the EU Commission, the waste caused by these products poses a threat to wildlife and fisheries.
No word on disposable diapers.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 28 2019, @02:01PM (2 children)
Went to the EU site, and of course they apparently don't actually like people knowing what they do. I've looked at 4 articles and none of the silly buggers has a link to what they're talking about.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 28 2019, @02:16PM
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/circular-economy/pdf/plastics-strategy.pdf [europa.eu]
(Score: 3, Touché) by DannyB on Thursday March 28 2019, @03:37PM
Funny to call this an agreement when it is imposed.
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