Eu bans plastic waste from being shipped to developing countries

 

EU bans plastic waste from being shipped to developing countries

European countries ship vast quantities of plastic waste to the Global South for processing.   -   Copyright  Getty via Canva

Laura Sanders

 

The European Union has banned all non-recyclable plastic waste being shipped to developing nations from 1 January.

The large quantity of plastic sent to the Global South is often not being properly treated. A lot of this waste ends up either in landfill, the ocean, or being incinerated because these countries often don’t have the capacity to sustainably treat the waste.

Under the new rules, only ‘clean plastic waste’ which can be recycled is allowed to be exported to non-OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries. In addition, stricter measures have been adopted on the export of plastic waste from the EU to OECD countries and intra-EU shipments of plastic waste.

EUROPE’S WAR ON PLASTIC

Every year, Europeans generate 25 million tonnes of plastic waste, but less than a third (30 per cent) of it is being recycled. And across the world, plastics make up around 85 per cent of beach litter.

Getty via Canva
Plastic waste in the oceanGetty via Canva

“These new rules send a clear message that in the EU we are taking responsibility for the waste we generate,” says Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevičius.

“This is an important milestone in fighting plastic pollution, transitioning to a circular economy, and achieving the aims of the European Green Deal.”

“These new rules send a clear message that in the EU we are taking responsibility for the waste we generate.”

 Virginijus Sinkevičius 

EU Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries

soure: euronews.com


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