Plastic bans are laws that prohibit the use of polymers manufactured from petroleum or other fossil fuels, given the pollution and threat to biodiversity that they cause. A growing number of countries have instituted plastic bag bans, and a ban on single-use plastic (such as throw-away forks or plates), and are looking to spread bans to all plastic packaging, plastic clothing (such as polyester and acrylic fiber, or any other form of unnecessary plastic that could be replaced with an easily biodegradeable, non-fossil-fuel or non-polluting alternative. Plastics biodegrade over a long period of time, and may not biodegrade fully (so that they are absorbed into the ecosystemic) leaving traces of microplastics, ranging from 450 years for a PET plastic bottle (type 1) to thousands "never" for polypropylene-based products, including food containers (type 5).[1]
Phase out of lightweight plastic bags around the world (laws passed but not yet in effect are not shown on map)
Plastic bags banned
A charge on some plastic bags
Voluntary charge agreement
Partial charge or ban (municipal or regional levels)
Single-use plastic bansedit
The European Union Plastic Products Directive 2019 banned single-use plastic plates, cutlery, straws, balloon sticks and cotton buds; cups, food and beverage containers made of expanded polystyrene, and all products made of oxo-degradable plastic, and to fishing gear containing plastic.[2] The fuller list of plastics banned are listed in the Annex to the Directive.[3]
From October 2023, the UK government has banned "single-use plastics" in England, which are defined to include a range of products, but does not include "shelf-ready pre-packaged food items" found in most supermarkets.[4]
China has a phased-in program of plastic bans from 2020 to 2025 on products from bags, to straws, to cutlery, to certain packaging, to items in hotels.[5]
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Plastic packaging and clothing bansedit
There have been broader calls for bans on use of plastics in all packaging, particularly in supermarkets and products, and in clothing.[6]
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^'Far-reaching ban on single-use plastics in England' (14 January 2023) gov.uk. J Clinton, 'October start set for ban in England of single-use plastic tableware' (14 January 2023) Guardian
^e.g. S Usborne, 'The big fashion fight: can we remove all the toxic, invisible plastic from our clothes?' (16 July 2019) Guardian
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plastic, bans, laws, that, prohibit, polymers, manufactured, from, petroleum, other, fossil, fuels, given, pollution, threat, biodiversity, that, they, cause, growing, number, countries, have, instituted, plastic, bans, single, plastic, such, throw, away, fork. Plastic bans are laws that prohibit the use of polymers manufactured from petroleum or other fossil fuels given the pollution and threat to biodiversity that they cause A growing number of countries have instituted plastic bag bans and a ban on single use plastic such as throw away forks or plates and are looking to spread bans to all plastic packaging plastic clothing such as polyester and acrylic fiber or any other form of unnecessary plastic that could be replaced with an easily biodegradeable non fossil fuel or non polluting alternative Plastics biodegrade over a long period of time and may not biodegrade fully so that they are absorbed into the ecosystemic leaving traces of microplastics ranging from 450 years for a PET plastic bottle type 1 to thousands never for polypropylene based products including food containers type 5 1 Contents 1 Plastic bag bans 2 Single use plastic bans 3 Plastic packaging and clothing bans 4 See also 5 NotesPlastic bag bans editMain article Plastic bag ban nbsp Phase out of lightweight plastic bags around the world laws passed but not yet in effect are not shown on map Plastic bags banned A charge on some plastic bags Voluntary charge agreement Partial charge or ban municipal or regional levels Single use plastic bans editThe European Union Plastic Products Directive 2019 banned single use plastic plates cutlery straws balloon sticks and cotton buds cups food and beverage containers made of expanded polystyrene and all products made of oxo degradable plastic and to fishing gear containing plastic 2 The fuller list of plastics banned are listed in the Annex to the Directive 3 From October 2023 the UK government has banned single use plastics in England which are defined to include a range of products but does not include shelf ready pre packaged food items found in most supermarkets 4 China has a phased in program of plastic bans from 2020 to 2025 on products from bags to straws to cutlery to certain packaging to items in hotels 5 This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it April 2023 Plastic packaging and clothing bans editThere have been broader calls for bans on use of plastics in all packaging particularly in supermarkets and products and in clothing 6 This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it April 2023 See also editBioplastic Cutlery Phase out of fossil fuels Phase out of fossil fuel vehicles Phase out of gas boilers Montreal ProtocolNotes edit Types of Plastic A Complete Plastic Numbers Guide 2020 YesStraws com EU unveils plans to cut Europe s plastic and packaging waste 30 November 2022 Guardian Plastic Products Directive EU 2019 904 Annex Far reaching ban on single use plastics in England 14 January 2023 gov uk J Clinton October start set for ban in England of single use plastic tableware 14 January 2023 Guardian See Waste 360 and BBIA org uk e g S Usborne The big fashion fight can we remove all the toxic invisible plastic from our clothes 16 July 2019 Guardian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Plastic bans amp oldid 1201213140, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
