the Ban was voted through by an overwhelming majority, 560 members of the board for and 35 against, and shall enter into force in 2021. In addition to a number of prohibited products, the member states undertake that in the year 2029 be able to collect 90 percent of their produced plastic bottles. The bottles will also have to consist of 25 percent recycled material by the year 2025.
forward. We are phasing out single-use items, reinforces the recovery of that which cannot be banned and are trying to find alternatives to plastics that are not fossil-based, ” says EU parliamentarian Fredrick Federley (C) to DN.
– One should remember that plastic is inevitable in a modern society, but it has gone overboard. We have an abusive use, and there are not sufficient systems for recycling. It we try to control up.
” it makes It always, but we have it here on the site means a lot. Europe is not the largest quantities of plastic in our waterways, but we do. Pretty much plastic produced in Europe ends up in indian rivers. And when you put progressive the rules will also have an impact far beyond the EU market.
writing in a statement that he is pleased with the increased requirements, but also writes that ”we were able to get a considerably longer”, reports TT.
in Addition to the prohibited products and the efforts at recovery also reinforces the principle that the one who is responsible for emissions should pay for its consequences. For example, companies that manufacture fishing equipment are forced to bear a larger share of the cost to collect the lost nets in the oceans. Products like cigarettes and baby wipes should also be provided with a warning about the effect of putting them in the nature.
the Parliament voted on a similar proposal already in the autumn, and since then, the EU’s member states have negotiated the details. In the final draft has, among other things utfasningens the tempo slowed down.
