The European Parliament has approved the new directive that within year 2021 forces its members to forbid the use of various disposable plastic items as  dishes, cutlery, straws and cotton sticks and sticks for balloons. the directive foresee new targets of recycling and higher responsibility for the producers.

The member states within year 2029 should collect the 90% of the plastic bottles. furthermore, within year 2025 plastic bottles have to be made by at least the 25% of recycled content,to reach the 30% within year 2030.

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