| http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/2018... says: ”A total ban is proposed for single-use plastic items for which alternatives in other materials are already readily available: cotton buds, cutlery, plates, straws, drink stirrers and balloon sticks. MEPs also added oxo-degradable plastic products and fast food containers made out of polystyrene to the list. For the rest, a range of other measures is proposed: - Consumption reduction targets of 25% by 2025 for food containers and 50% by 2025 for cigarette filters containing plastic - Obligations for producers of items such as wrappers, cigarette filters, wet wipes etcetera to cover the costs of waste-management and clean-up (so called extended producer responsibility) - Collection target of 90% by 2025 for drink bottles (for example through deposit refund systems) - Labelling requirements for sanitary towels, wet wipes and balloons to alert users to their correct disposal - Awareness-raising For fishing gear, which accounts for 27% of sea litter, producers would need to cover the costs of waste management from port reception facilities. EU countries should also collect at least 50% of lost fishing gear per year and recycle 15% of it by 2025.” ⇒ I don’t think medical waste falls under this change. |