Europe bans single-use plastics to reduce plastic soup

Published on May 23, 2019 15:00 by Esther Rasenberg, Water News Europe in Business

The European Council agrees to tackle marine litter coming from the 10 single-use plastic products, abandoned fishing gear and oxo-degradable plastics. The leaders of the European Member States adopted the proposal prepared by the European Commission and approved by the European Parliament on the 21st of May. The new Directive have to be translated in national law in 2021.

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