BAN ON SHIPPING PLASTIC WASTE OUTSIDE THE EU
Waste exports to countries outside the EU have been curbed. The Netherlands opposes an outright ban on shipping plastic waste.
Amsterdam, May 16 2018 – The BBC has recently demonstrated that teabags which appear to be made of only paper sometimes also contain plastic. The added plastic, however, is rarely mentioned on the packaging, and so the consumer remains blissfully unaware. Plastic teabags are just another way for microplastics to end up in the environment, and likely also the human body — without the tea-drinkers’ knowledge.
Also read: Microplastics in bottled water
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