28 Mar 2019 --- The European Parliament has voted to approve a sweeping ban – The Single Use Plastics Directive (SUDP) – of the ten single-use plastics that are most commonly found on European beaches, as well as abandoned fishing gear and oxo-degradable plastics – materials that contribute to microplastic pollution. Where alternatives are readily available on the market, cotton bud sticks, cutlery, plates, straws, stirrers, sticks for balloons, as well as cups, food and beverage containers made of expanded polystyrene will be banned within two years.
