The UK's Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) announced that the list of single use plastic (SUP) products banned in England is to be expanded later this year. When the changes are implemented, the items subject to sales restrictions will be the same as those banned in...
NEW DELHI, June 23 (Xinhua) -- A complete ban on single-use plastic items comes into effect from Saturday in India's western state of Maharashtra, officials said. The authorities have threatened imposition of heavy fine on people who violate the government ban. "The use of plastic will ...
This is a welcome development. Bans on single-use plastics will help address the growing threat of microplastics in our food, water and air—the health effects of which are unknown. They also send a powerful signal that the world does not welcome more climate-damaging fracked gas to crea...
Core Tip: Indonesia's holiday island Bali has enacted a ban on single-use plastics such as shopping bags, styrofoam and straws in efforts to curb pollution in its waters, according to a report by the Jakarta Post on Tuesday (Dec 25). Indonesia's holiday island Bali has enacted a ban on...
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Bar owner Celso Costa told Xinhua he was on board with the regulation, but somewhat concerned about the cost of substituting single-use plastics. "We have to find out what the price of using other products will be, but I think it is a good measure. Like everything, it is a question ...
Mexico City bans single-use plastic bags / Producers voice displeasure with moveThe ban on single-use plastic bags came into effect on 1 January 2021 (Photo: pablonilo/Fotolia) How did we manage before the existence of plastic shopping bags? That’s the question Mexico City is answering by...
Kenya on World Environment Day barred all single-use plastics such as water bottles and straws from its national parks, beaches, forests and other protected areas. The implementation of the ban, first announced a year ago, was ordered in a letter from Tourism Minister Najib Balala last week. ...
OTTAWA — The Canadian government is moving forward with a comprehensive plan to address plastic pollution in the long term that includes a ban on certain harmful single-use plastics in the short term. Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Steven Guilbeault, and the Minister of Health,Jean...
The French Law against Waste for a Circular Economy (AGEC Law) imposes new financial obligations on manufacturers of plastic items, new bans on single-use plastics, and new enforcement tools. Among the products banned by the AGEC Law are many products containing microplastics, polystyrene fast fo...