The European Parliament supports stricter rules to reduce the amount of plastic waste

By: Trademagazin editor Date: 2018. 10. 24. 11:16

At the plenary session of the European Parliament (EP) on Wednesday, the European Parliament voted on the proposal to tighten rules on the reduction of plastic waste; banning the sale of disposable plastic products that can be easily and cheaply replaced.

At the meeting in Strasbourg, the resolution was adopted with large majority at 571: 53, banning cotton buds, cutlery, plates, suction straws, beverage mixers and balloon sticks that should have been made of exclusively from sustainable materials from 2021. (MTI, Bajnok Artúr)

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