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What are European countries doing to tackle plastic waste?

News Published 03 Jun 2019 Last modified 10 Dec 2019

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Photo: © Allen Giuseppe Amore, Picture2050/EEA

Despite some promising efforts to address the growing problem of plastic waste like banning plastic shopping bags or straws, specific prevention targets for different plastic waste are still not widespread in Europe, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) assessment published today. Only nine countries have explicit targets in place for plastic waste prevention.