Striving To Reduce Ocean Pollution, EU Proposes Ban Of Everyday Plastic Items
Striving To Reduce Ocean Pollution, EU Proposes Ban Of Everyday Plastic Items WORLD NEWS 05/29/2018 07:21 am ET Straws, plates, cutlery and cotton buds are among the plastic products prohibited under the proposed new rules. By Dominique Mosbergen GETTY IMAGES. The European Union has proposed a ban of several types of single-use plastics, including straws, disposable cutlery and plates. Alarmed by the sheer quantity of plastic clogging our oceans , the European Union is mulling ambitious new rules that would reduce or outrightly prohibit many everyday single-use plastic items . The proposed measures , unveiled Monday by the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, target the top 10 plastic products most often found on Europe’s beaches. Some of these items — like plastic straws, cotton buds, plates and disposable cutlery — will be banned completely under the new rules, which require the approval of the European Parliament ...