EU backs plastics ban for 2021
China Daily | Updated: 2018-10-26 07:47
Straws, stirrers, cotton buds and cutlery among products on list
STRASBOURG, France - The European Parliament voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday for an EU-wide ban on single-use plastics such as straws, cutlery, cotton buds and balloon sticks.
The European Commission, the 28-nation European Union's executive arm, proposed banning such items that it said account for 70 percent of the waste in the oceans and beaches.
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