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28/04/2017

European countries ramp up battle against plastic waste

The UK Environmental Audit Committee has launched an inquiry into the environmental impact of plastic waste, looking at what actions are being undertaken by industry and government, and to investigate possible solutions, according to UK Parliament news.

Meanwhile Belgium and France join Costa Rica, Grenada, Indonesia, Norway, Panama, Saint Lucia, Sierra Leone and Uruguay in the UN campaign to rid the sea of micro-plastics by 2022, according to EurActiv.com.

Read more in The Daily Planet.

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Article by Paul Ducker / Global connections, Spotted on the web, Waste / food system, international, marine pollution, plastic waste, policy, pollution

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