EU agrees to ban single-use plastics
EU countries and the European Parliament yesterday agreed details of a ban on single-use plastics, including plates, cutlery and drinking straws, in a bid to cut marine pollution. The new rules, which still need final approval before becoming law, target the top 10 items most frequently found littering European beaches. The EU hopes to complete the final legal steps to bring the new rules into force in 2021.
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