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EU challenges UK to 'race to the top' on plastics reduction…
EU challenges UK to 'race to the top' on plastics reduction
"Race to the top"
Ban
Plastic straws
Plastic cutlery
Plastic plates
Plastic cotton buds
Plastic balloon sticks
Michael Gove
Fervent Brexiter
UK’s environment secretary
Clashs Twitter
February consultation
Banning plastic straws
not possible
EU legislation
Frans Timmermans
European commission’s first vice-president
Worldwide
Ambitious
Legal proposal addressing marine litter
"Race to the top"
EU slow
Together
Even Gove
Public excuses
Brussels plastic strategy in January
"A step ahead of you"
Draft legislation
EU parliament's approbation
Plastic Ban
After Brexit
Not automatic Uk law
EU true pioneer?
"don't care"
If Gove win
Applaus
BUT
"Let’s see who gets there first.”
UK = first
banning plastic microbeads
Cosmetics
Personal care products
EU lateness
2 years
National law
Action against plastic waste
Change in public sentiment across EU
Ban
Popular single-use plastic products
New environmental labels
Plastic tax
Daniel Boffey
28 May 2018
The Guardian