The council of the European Union is taking action to reduce plastic pollution by banning the use of plastic and Styrofoam products such as cutlery, plates, straws and food containers, including many that were made to be biodegradable.
According to Bloomberg News, about 6.3 billion metric tons of plastic waste have been generated in the world so far, and the EU claims that by 2050 there will be more plastic than fish in the world’s oceans. We wonder why they didn’t add plastic day-glow safety vests …