E.U. parliament backs ban on single-use straws
The Union Station Starbucks in Washington, D.C., uses compliant straws that meet the requirements of the Department of Energy and Environment's new plastic straw ban on Jan. 8, 2019. Calla Kessler/The Washington Post By Emily Tamkin Emily Tamkin Reporter covering foreign affairs Email Bio Follow March 28 at 11:48 AM For the European Union, it was the final straw. Final single-use plastic straw, that is.
The United Nations estimates that 800 species are impacted by marine debris, up to 80 percent of which is plastic. The new laws came about as a result of increasing concern about water pollution, as well as China’s decision to cease waste processing. Plastics weren’t the only products banned - cotton buds were banned, too. And some other products won’t be banned, but their manufacturers will nevertheless have to make some changes. Packaging for wet wipes, for examples, must now tell potential consumers that the product contains plastic and therefore could be environmentally hazardous.
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