Global precedent! The EU will ban single-use plastic products in 2021
Global precedent! The EU will ban single-use plastic products in 2021
some EU member states with strong environmental awareness have already promoted legislation on "plastic limit" before the EU. In 2016, France took the lead in passing legislation to announce a complete ban on the use of plastic tableware in 2020, becoming the first country in the world to explicitly ban plastic tableware. Biodegradable Straw
The tourist area of Isol Tremidi Island near the east coast of Italy passed local legislation to completely ban the use of disposable plastic tableware and impose a severe penalty clause of "violators with a maximum fine of 500 euros." Biodegradable trash bags
This time, the European Parliament passed the aforementioned bill to completely ban single-use plastic products with 571 votes in favor, 53 votes against, and 34 abstentions. This indicates that the EU as a whole continues to increase its pace in "limiting plastics." Biodegradable garbage bags
Specifically, the proposal points out that by 2021, the EU will completely ban the use of disposable plastic tableware, straws and stirrers. Members of the European Parliament also believe that products made of oxidatively degradable plastics, such as plastic bags or packaging, and fast food containers made of expanded polystyrene, should also be added to this list.
The proposal also pointed out that by 2025, member states must reduce the use of other disposable plastic products by at least 25% and choose good alternative products as soon as possible, such as paper packaging and Biodegradable plastic products, including disposable hamburger boxes. , Sandwich boxes or plastic bags for fruits and vegetables, food containers and tableware for desserts or ice cream.
According to data from the EU, before 2015, EU member states used more than 100 billion plastic bags each year, of which 8 billion discarded plastic bags were thrown into the sea. According to EU estimates, by 2030, the damage caused by plastic waste to the European environment can reach 22 billion euros.
More than 80% of marine garbage is plastic. These single-use plastic products restricted by the European Union account for more than 70% of the above-mentioned marine garbage. Due to their slow decomposition rate, plastic residues exist in marine species (fish and shellfish). So it also exists in the human food chain.
On October 23, the Medical University of Vienna and the Austrian Federal Environment Agency announced that plastic particles had been found in the stool samples of 8 study participants. The particles are 9 different types of plastic with a size of 50 to 500 microns. Researchers are surprised by the variety, and polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) are the most common samples.
The research leader Dr. Schwabl (Philipp Schwabl) said in a statement that the study confirmed the long-term speculation that plastics will eventually enter the human intestine, and in the future we need to study what this means for human health.
This research has accelerated the European Parliament's overwhelming vote to pass a total ban on disposable plastic products, which means that by 2021, it will be difficult to find disposable plastic products such as plastic straws and tableware in the European market. Degradable Shopping Bags
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