Brussles (November 01, 2018): Single-use plastic items such as plates, cutlery or cotton buds, making up over 70% of marine litter, will be banned under plans in the EU Parliament’s environment committee.
The approval by the 28 member states follows an overwhelming vote in the European Parliament last week to ban single-use plastic items such as straws, cutlery, cotton buds and balloon sticks.
Work will begin next week to draft detailed legislation with a view to agreeing on a text in December and having it enter into law in 2021.
Minister for Climate Action and Environment Richard Bruton has welcomed an overwhelming vote in the European Parliament to introduce a ban on single-use plastics.
A spokesman said the Minister was “fully supportive of the EU Commission’s proposal for a directive to manage with single-use plastic waste, and will work with environment ministers across Europe to see these proposals enacted into law”.
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