Bye-bye plastics: MEPs approve single-use plastic ban

By Euronews

Published on 24/10/2018 - 17:09

Plastic straws may be confined to the history books, and not the ocean after MEPs voted through a ban on single-use plastics.The proposal includes a ban on some of the most widely used throwaway items such as plates, cotton buds, and light plastic bags, which make up 70 percent of marine litter.

Plastic straws may be confined to the history books, and not the ocean after MEPs voted through a ban on single-use plastics.

The proposal includes a ban on some of the most widely used throwaway items such as plates, cotton buds, and light plastic bags, which make up 70 percent of marine litter.