Denmark points to way for European plastic strategy

As EU ministers come up with a European strategy to fight the scourge of plastic pollution in oceans across the world, a cross party group of Danish politicians has highlighted the actions that need to be taken. The Danish government is already taking part in a collaboration with fellow Nordic ministers of the environment in a two-year Nordic Plastic Programme to reduce the environmental impact of the material. In addition, it has decided to initiate its own programme.

In a letter to members of the EU Commission, the politicians say that it is important that any plastic strategy contains effective measures to:
• Include society in the reduction of plastic pollution;
• Ban microplastic beads in personal care products;
• Reduce the overall waste generation and the single-use of certain plastic products like take-away food packaging;
• Increase recycling and the promotion of high quality and functional markets for used plastic materials;
• Secure a process that becomes a standard within nations to reduce microplastic in the environment.

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