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EU agrees unprecedented cuts to single-use plastics

However reduction targets missing and collection targets delayed, campaigners warn After months of intense negotiations, the EU has agreed much-anticipated laws to slash single-use plastics in the EU. The agreed text is a significant step forward in tackling plastic pollution, but does not fully address the urgency of the plastics crisis, according to Rethink Plastic …

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EU Parliament and Commission firm on cutting plastic pollution, governments must follow

A huge plastic dragon arrived in the EU quarter today, as the Rethink Plastic alliance called on EU decision-makers not to water down new laws to cut plastic pollution. The detail of the final agreement is currently being negotiated between the European Commission, Parliament and Council. “The fight against plastic pollution is one that we can …

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European Parliament takes historic stand against single-use plastic pollution

National governments must follow suit, say campaigners The European Parliament has leapt forward to protect people and the environment from plastic pollution, but national governments must now show the same ambition, according to the Rethink Plastic alliance. An overwhelming majority in the European Parliament voted today to strengthen the European Commission’s plan to cut pollution …

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Plastic producers could market single-use items as reusable to dodge EU ban

European Parliament must close loopholes, say Rethink Plastic campaigners Producers could simply market items like throwaway plastic cups as reusable, under changes to a draft EU laws on single-use plastics tabled today in the European Parliament, the Rethink Plastic alliance of NGOs has warned. The European Parliament’s environment committee voted on a proposal that would …

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European Parliament says biodegradable plastics will not solve plastic pollution

Biodegradable and compostable plastics do not prevent plastic pollution and should not be an excuse to keep consuming single-use plastics, the European Parliament recognised in a vote today. The Parliament voted to strengthen the European Commission’s plans to slash plastic pollution, under the European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy launched in January 2018. …

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