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Kicking the plastic habit

Kicking the plastic habit
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The EU is taking a hard line on single-use plastics - with the European parliament's environment committee voting to bolster the Commissions plastics policy.

The EU is taking a hard line on single-use plastics - with the European parliament's environment committee voting to bolster the Commissions plastics policy.

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The report now lays out bans on plastic straws, plastic cutlery, expanded polystyrene food packaging, as well as committing countries to cutting down on other plastics.

It now faces a final vote later in October

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