The eu's ban on plastic bags can reduce the amount of plastic bags by 80 percent
2017-11-16 16:44:23
The eu's ban on plastic bags can reduce the amount of plastic bags by 80 percent The European commission recently announced that it would reduce the amount of plastic bags used by the eu's member states by 80 per cent by charging for plastic bags or banning them altogether. Plastic bags are one of the main causes of Marine pollution, which seriously threaten the survival of Marine life. Some eu member states have already paid for the use of plastic bags. UK deputy prime minister Nick Gordon? Nick Clegg has promised to charge the supermarket for disposable plastic bags. After Ireland charges for plastic bags, the amount of plastic bags has been reduced, and Northern Ireland has recently introduced a similar fee policy. Two years ago, when wales' fees came into force, the amount of plastic bags in local supermarkets fell by 96%. Scotland will also charge a 5p for each bag starting next year. (1 p about RMB 0.09) the European commission has asked all members in the three ways to reduce the pollution of the plastic bags to make a choice, these three methods including charging for plastic bags, setting national targets and a total ban on using plastic bags. The eu environment commissioner, jadez? "We are taking steps to address a very serious and significant environmental problem," said Janez Poto nik. As many as 8 billion plastic bags are discarded every year, causing great environmental damage. Some eu member states have made significant progress in reducing the amount of plastic bags they use. If other countries can do something similar, we can reduce the amount of plastic bags used in eu countries by as much as 80%." In these three methods, the method of setting reduction targets is relatively poor. Britain's big retailers have cut their pledge for several years, but the use of plastic bags remains high, reaching nearly eight billion a year. The eu estimates that each eu resident USES about 500 plastic bags a year on average. People in the packaging industry responded that most people would reuse plastic bags, such as storing items in plastic bags, but that didn't reduce the total amount of plastic bags. Critics argue that the commission's proposal is not strong enough, the proposal did not set up all the eu's unified goal, there is no clear way to reduce the dosage of plastic bags, which allows each member to the practice of setting goals to leave too much room for all countries. If these plastic bags and their debris flow into the ocean, they will have a devastating impact on Marine life. The European Union estimates that as many as 250 billion small plastic products weighing nearly 500 tons are floating on the Mediterranean Sea. The Pacific Ocean has formed a "garbage patch" of millions of miles, filled with waste. Eaten by fish, seabirds and mammals, these plastic bags may suffocate by choking the intestines. The European Union has produced about 3.4m tonnes of plastic bags per year since 2008, according to a new survey. The European commission has decided to cut down on the use of plastic bags and other plastic bags because they are small and light and easy to fall around and make recycling difficult. The European Union's first attempt to impose a europe-wide ban on plastic bags in 2011 would take at least two years to put into practice.
