The Bugle Dordogne - May 2019

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EU signals the end of single-use plastics As public awareness increases and the global war on plastic pollution continues, the EU has announced plans to ban ten single-use plastic products by 2021.

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oceans and seas. Europe is setting new and ambitious standards, paving the way for the rest of the world,” the European Commission’s vice-president Frans Timmermans, who is responsible for sustainable development, said in a statement. The ban would also take effect in the UK in the event of an extended Brexit transition period. EU member states will now also have to introduce measures to reduce the use of plastic food containers and plastic lids for hot drinks. By 2025, all plastic bottles should be made of 25% recycled content, and by the end of the decade 90% of them should be recycled. Furthermore, the EU is

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Bilingual - Europe marks VE Day - pg 13

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ast year, after outlawing single-use plastic bags from major retailers, the government announced plans to ban dozens of other single-use plastic items, with the stated aim of having “zero plastic thrown in the oceans by 2025”. This move has now been accelerated after the European Parliament approved a law banning a wide-range of single-use plastic items, such as straws, cotton buds and cutlery, by 2021. The law, which was carried by 560 votes to 35, stipulates that 10 singleuse plastic items will be banned in order to curb ocean pollution. “Today we have taken an important step to reduce littering and plastic pollution in our

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