The EU are going to ban plastic disposable tableware

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В ЕС собираются запретить пластиковую одноразовую посуду Plastic debris may be fined.

The European Commission plans to ban a number of plastic disposable products and to penalize member countries of the European Union of plastic waste that cannot be recycled. About it reports DW.

The EU Commission plans to present in Brussels on 28 may a package of measures to combat plastic waste.

According to the draft Directive, the prohibition should relate to disposable products made of plastic, alternative which is easily available and affordable.

We are talking about disposable tableware, Cutlery, straws-straws for beverages and plastic attachments for balloons. In addition, it is planned to limit the use of plastic for food packaging.

European Commissioner for budget Guenther Oettinger has proposed to charge authorities of the EU countries a certain amount for every kilo of plastic waste unfit for reprocessing for reuse.

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Assuming multi-year financial planning of the European Commission, this fee may be 80 cents per kilogram, which will go to the overall European budget, he said. In his opinion, this measure will help to reduce the amount of plastic waste.

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