BRUSSELS TO ASSESS EU-WIDE PLASTIC BAG BAN
March 1st, 2011
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission is to assess whether a European Union (EU)-wide ban on plastic bags is feasible and a good idea in principle, an official has told Plastics & Rubber Weekly. A spokesperson for the Commission's environment directorate general Monica Westeren said: "There's a willingness to look into the issue. The next question is what are we going to do?" She said Brussels could launch a detailed feasibility study or more general report on whether an EU-wide ban on plastic bags was appropriate.
The issue has been sparked by ...
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