Europe is leading the attack against plastics pollution by proposing a ban against the most common plastic items that end up in waterways and on the beaches of the world.
From CNBC:
“The European Commission on Monday proposed banning single-use plastic products such as cotton buds and plastic straws and putting the burden of cleaning up waste on manufacturers in an effort to reduce marine litter.
Under the proposal, single-use plastic products with readily available alternatives will be banned and replaced with more environmentally sustainable materials.
The proposal also requires EU countries to collect 90 percent of single-use plastic drink bottles by 2025 and producers to help cover costs of waste management and clean-up.
Single-use plastic products with readily available alternatives will be banned and replaced with more environmentally sustainable materials.
Read the entire article on CNBC: European Union moves to ban single-use plastics
Photo Credit: By Horia Varlan from Bucharest, Romania (Many colored straws thrown on top of each other) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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