20 Jan 2023 --- Environmentalists are celebrating the proposals made by the European Parliament to update the bloc’s waste shipment regulations. The new laws would, if passed, ban exports of plastic waste to non-OECD countries and phase out exportation entirely within four years. Following a plenary debate on Monday evening, the report was adopted Tuesday with 594 votes in favor, five against, and 43 abstentions. Proponents say the measures would stimulate a circular economy and protect poorer nations from being exploited.
