Single-Use Plastic Ban in Europe

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Single-Use Plastic ban in Europe
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Single-use plastic ban approval

• The need to conserve the environmental resources
  has sparked a heated debate amongst the
  policy-makers and environmentalists.

• This comes after credible studies reveal that the
  future of human, animal, and plant life is
  uncertain due to the degradation of resources and
  high rates of pollution in the contemporary
  world. 

• Accordingly, many leaders have been creating and
  implementing the relevant policies. One of these
  is the single-use plastic ban.

• The European parliament is among the first to
  make such a remarkable move.

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Single-Use Plastics and Their Impacts

• Single-use plastics are items that are used once
  before being recycled or thrown away. 

• It is inclusive of items such as plastic shopping
  bags, folks, water bottles, and coffee cup lids
  among others.

• According to the United Nations, only 9 of the
  plastics thrown away in the environment are
  recycled.

• They do not biodegrade easily and instead, they
  break down into micro-plastics. They can
  contaminate the soil and water and in many cases
  end up in the food chain. 

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Single-Ban Approval by the European Parliament

• Under the draft plans approved by the parliament,
  the single-use plastics will be banned from the
  market from 2021. 

• Some of the items being banned are
• Balloon sticks.
• Cotton buds.

• The deadline given for this is the year 2025. It
  is inclusive of
• Single-use burger boxes.
• Food containers.
• Sandwich boxes.

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Possible Challenges to the Single-Use Plastic Ban
While the single-use plastic ban in Europe is
likely to lead to positive results in society,
there are various challenges that the government
may face. They include

• Lack of Finances to Implement the Policy

• Political Interference

• Public Resistance

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Alternatives to Single-Use Plastics
In countries where the single-use plastic ban has
been implemented, the public has been encouraged
to consider a number of alternatives including

• The use of reusable shopping bags.
• Carrying coffee mugs and containers from home for
  packaging purposes.
• Buying items in bulks to minimize on plastic
  packaging.

All in all, the single-use plastic ban in Europe
has marked a significant milestone in the
country. It helps eliminate all forms of
pollution in the environment.
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