29 Nov 2021 --- Environmental NGOs have warned postponing an EU ban on microplastics by just one year could result in the equivalent of 1.6 billion plastic bottles entering the natural environment. An EU proposal to restrict intentionally-added microplastics in products has been delayed and the wait could lead to increasingly uncontrollable rates of plastic pollution, insist the EEB (European Environmental Bureau) and ClientEarth. The NGOs argue the proposal must not be delayed further.
