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http:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/news\/en\/news-room\/content\/20140411IPR43461\/html\/MEPs-clamp-down-on-wasteful-use-of-plastic-carrier-bags<\/a>\n\nMEPs clamp down on wasteful use of plastic carrier bags\nPLENARY SESSION Press release - Environment ? 16-04-2014 - 13:14\n\nEU countries would have to reduce the use of the most common and most\npolluting plastic bags by at at least 80% by 2019, under draft rules\nbacked by Parliament on Wednesday. MEPs recommend using taxes and\nlevies, marketing restrictions or bans. Plastic carrier bag litter is a\nmajor environmental problem, known to pollute water bodies and aquatic\neco-systems in particular.\n\n\"MEPs have today voted to significantly strengthen draft EU rules aimed\nat reducing plastic bag use and waste, notably to include obligatory\nEuropean reduction targets and a requirement that plastic bags come at a\ncost. As front-running countries have demonstrated, dramatically\nreducing the consumption of these disposable bags is easily achievable\nwith coherent policy. Swiftly phasing out these bags is a readily\nimplementable solution to the pervasive problem of plastic waste in the\nenvironment,\" said lead MEP Margrete Auken (Greens\/EFA, DK), whose\nreport was approved by 539 votes to 51, with 72 abstentions.\n\nhttp:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/news\/en\/news-room\/content\/20140411IPR43461\/pdf<\/a><\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
http:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/news\/en\/news-room\/content\/20140411IPR43461\/html\/MEPs-clamp-down-on-wasteful-use-of-plastic-carrier-bags MEPs clamp down on wasteful use of plastic carrier bags PLENARY SESSION Press release – Environment ? 16-04-2014 – 13:14 EU countries would have to reduce the use of the most common and most polluting plastic bags by at at least 80% by 2019, under draft rules backed by Parliament on Wednesday. MEPs recommend using taxes and levies, marketing restrictions or bans. Plastic carrier bag litter is a major environmental problem, known to pollute water bodies and aquatic eco-systems in particular. “MEPs have today voted to significantly strengthen draft EU rules aimed at reducing plastic bag use and waste, notably to include obligatory European reduction targets and a requirement that plastic bags come at a cost. As front-running countries have demonstrated, dramatically reducing the consumption of these disposable bags is easily achievable with coherent policy. Swiftly phasing out these bags is a readily implementable solution to the pervasive problem of plastic waste in the environment,” said lead MEP Margrete Auken (Greens\/EFA, DK), whose report was approved by 539 votes to 51, with 72 abstentions. http:\/\/www.europarl.europa.eu\/news\/en\/news-room\/content\/20140411IPR43461\/pdf<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3504,3639],"tags":[1585,3557],"yoast_head":"\nMEPs clamp down on wasteful use of plastic carrier bags - One Earth - One Ocean e. 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