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New European law sees ban on single-use plastic items
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 11:03 am
by Paphos Life
The use of single use plastic items including plates, cutlery, straws and cotton buds will have to be stamped out by 2021 following the approval on Wednesday evening by the European Parliament of a law banning them....
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Re: New European law sees ban on single-use plastic items
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 12:30 pm
by TandC
It will be interesting to see what happens to plastic cutlery on aeroplanes?
Re: New European law sees ban on single-use plastic items
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2019 2:27 pm
by Jimgward
No wonder we are leaving!
Re: New European law sees ban on single-use plastic items
Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2021 2:06 pm
by galexinda
Just wondered if this will be implemented in Cyprus from 3 July?
'Business leaders have warned green-minded members of the public not to expect Cyprus to become a single-use plastic-free zone on July 3, when an EU directive banning such items is supposed to come into force'.
https://cyprus-mail.com/2021/05/30/time ... astic-ban/
Re: New European law sees ban on single-use plastic items
Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2021 6:19 pm
by Jimgward
Les Bean wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2019 4:46 pm
Jimgward wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2019 2:27 pm
No wonder we are leaving!
I hope you're not implying the UK should take no action to stop the pollution and devastation to our planet
I should have out a smiley. I was being sarcastic. Sbocking what plastic has done to the planet. Micro beads that we didn't even know existed has polluted the seas.