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posted by martyb on Thursday March 28 2019, @04:56AM   Printer-friendly
from the California:-'We're-banning-straws!'-EU:-'Hold-my-big-gulp.' dept.

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.


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  • (Score: 2) by bradley13 on Thursday March 28 2019, @07:26PM

    by bradley13 (3053) on Thursday March 28 2019, @07:26PM (#821465) Homepage Journal

    Good point, how does it wind up in the ocean?

    At the same time, keep in mind that ND that over 90% of the plastic enters the ocean from Asia and Africa. The West is only a small contributor.

    We should still do what we can, of course, and changing products here will have a knock-on effect elsewhere.

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