{"id":30854,"date":"2014-10-12T22:41:50","date_gmt":"2014-10-12T20:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oneearth-oneocean.com\/2014\/10\/12\/you-and-the-eu-vs-the-plastic-bag\/"},"modified":"2014-10-12T22:41:50","modified_gmt":"2014-10-12T20:41:50","slug":"you-and-the-eu-vs-the-plastic-bag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oneearth-oneocean.com\/en\/europe-en\/2014\/you-and-the-eu-vs-the-plastic-bag\/","title":{"rendered":"YOU and the EU vs the plastic bag"},"content":{"rendered":"<pre><a href=\"http:\/\/unric.org\/en\/latest-un-buzz\/29140-you-and-the-eu-vs-the-plastic-bag\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/unric.org\/en\/latest-un-buzz\/29140-you-and-the-eu-vs-the-plastic-bag<\/a>\n\nYOU and the EU vs the plastic bag\n\nWednesday, 09 April 2014 10:32\n\nWhat the EU is doing and how you can help\n\nEU could radically reduce its use of disposable plastic carrier bags\nover the next 4 years, under plans put forward by the European\nCommission in November 2013. Under the proposal, EU countries are\nrequired to discourage the use of lightweight plastic bags, in whichever\nway they see fit. Options include taxing or banning the use of carrier\nbags, or implementing a national reduction target. The European\nParliament voted on a resolution in January 2014, stating the most\nhazardous plastics and certain plastic bags should be banned by 2020, as\npart of an EU strategy to reduce plastic waste in the environment. The\nEU should also introduce binding plastic waste recycling targets, MEPs\nadded.\n\nEvery European citizen currently uses 198 single-use plastic bags every\nyear on average, which represents 1 bag per day for each household. But\nannual usage varies considerably across the EU, ranging from 4 per\nperson in Denmark and Finland to 466 in Poland, Portugal and Slovakia.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/unric.org\/en\/latest-un-buzz\/29140-you-and-the-eu-vs-the-plastic-bag YOU and the EU vs the plastic bag Wednesday, 09 April 2014 10:32 What the EU is doing and how you can help EU could radically reduce its use of disposable plastic carrier bags over the next 4 years, under plans put forward by the European Commission in November 2013. Under the proposal, EU countries are required to discourage the use of lightweight plastic bags, in whichever way they see fit. Options include taxing or banning the use of carrier bags, or implementing a national reduction target. The European Parliament voted on a resolution in January 2014, stating the most hazardous plastics and certain plastic bags should be banned by 2020, as part of an EU strategy to reduce plastic waste in the environment. 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