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EU seeks to reduce plastic bag usage
Deutsche Welle ^ | 03/02/2015 | das/jil (dpa, AP)

Posted on 03/03/2015 1:43:41 AM PST by Olog-hai

The 28 EU member states gave their final approval to new rules regarding plastic bags on Monday. Member states are required to reduce the use of flimsy plastic bags by 80 percent by 2025. However, they are given a choice on how to achieve that goal.

According to the new rules, EU countries are permitted to introduce extra taxes on plastic bags or even ban single-use plastic bags on a national level.

Margrete Auken, a Danish Member of the European Parliament from the Green Party, pushed the new legislation through and called the approval “a historic breakthrough in tackling the pervasive problem of plastic waste.”

(Excerpt) Read more at dw.de ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Society
KEYWORDS: eu; europe; plastic; plasticbag; plasticbags
They found a new source of paper?

Funny how the liberal solution to everything is higher taxes.

1 posted on 03/03/2015 1:43:41 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai
Many shoppers use a cloth bag they take along with them. I even see some with their own baskets.
Personally, I pull The War Wagon because I don’t like to carry any type of bags:

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2 posted on 03/03/2015 2:02:44 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Berlin_Freeper

yes that’s a pink flap.

It’s still The War Wagon... make way!


3 posted on 03/03/2015 2:08:49 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
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To: Olog-hai

Drones will be delivering everything long before 2025. Amazon is already delivering groceries via drones in a couple of cities.


4 posted on 03/03/2015 4:19:51 AM PST by Ken H (DILLIGAF)
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To: Olog-hai

Clearly a top priority on the list of problems facing the EU. /SARCsarcsarcsarc


5 posted on 03/03/2015 6:40:12 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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