Source: Good News Network
In a landslide vote, the European Parliament has just approved a widespread ban on a dozen forms of single-use plastics.
The directive, which was passed by 571 votes to 53, will prohibit the use of many of the most commonly found forms of plastic pollution, including cotton swabs, plastic plates and cutlery, straws, and drink stirrers.
These items were selected for the ban because they can be easily replaced by biodegradable or environmentally-friendly materials. Materials that cannot be so easily replaced by the manufacturers, such as cigarette filters and plastic bottles, have still been given aggressive deadlines for curbing their plastic usage, according to BBC’s reporting.
Part of the legislation…
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