Tag: plastic bag ban

  • EU Moves to Ban Hazardous Plastics By 2020

    The most hazardous plastics and certain plastic bags should be banned by 2020, as part of an EU strategy to reduce plastic waste in the environment, says the European Parliament in a resolution voted yesterday. The EU should also introduce binding plastic waste recycling targets, Members of European Parliament (MEPs) add. The resolution, a call…

  • Los Angeles Enacts Plastic Bag Ban, Strengthens Statewide Movement

    The Los Angeles City Council voted 11-1 today to finalize a citywide ban on single-use plastic bags. L.A. had begun drafting an ordinance last year, and has since completed an exhaustive study demonstrating the benefits of a citywide ban …