As of July 3, 2021, consumers will no longer find these items in circulation.
This is just the first step that Member States are being asked to follow.
Many single-use plastic products are superfluous and non-sustainable use of resources,saysEnvironment Minister Svenja Schulze.
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But,according toLouise Edge, senior plastics campaigner at Greenpeace UK, these fears are unfounded.
So, there’s no reason that personal safety and environmental safety can’t go hand in hand.
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