Single-use plastics ban: how will it affect us?

Después de la entrada en vigor de la normativa sobre bolsas de plástico en comercios, el Gobierno y las instituciones europeas siguen dando pasos adelante para reducir el impacto que una generación excesiva de residuos tiene sobre el medio ambiente. La próxima medida será la prohibición de los plásticos de un solo uso, que derivará en la eliminación del mercado de platos, pajitas, cubiertos, vasos y tazas de este tipo a partir de enero de 2020.

¿Qué impacto tendrá sobre el medio ambiente la prohibición de los plásticos de un solo uso?

Los plásticos de un solo uso y los aparejos de pesca conforman el 84% de los desperdicios que se acumulan en los océanos, según pone de relieve un estudio de la Comisión Europea. Dentro del primer grupo, figuran entre los más habituales las botellas, los bastoncillos para los oídos, las bolsas de plástico, cubiertos y pajitas, tazas y vasos y recipientes alimentarios, especialmente los empleados para servir

comida

a domicilio.

• The prohibition of single-use plastics, both for sale within the national territory and for export, understood as plates, glasses, cups, teaspoons, forks, spoons, stirring sticks and straws. This initiative will enter into force on 1 January 2020.
• The promotion of the replacement of polystyrene trays by other biodegradable elements for the marketing of packaged food.
• The implementation of specific labelling to warn about the environmental impact of non-biodegradable products such as sanitary towels or sanitary towels.
• The withdrawal of lightweight oxo-degradable plastic bags from the market, requiring their replacement by compostable materials from January 2020.

european legislation to ban single-use plastics in 2021

The Spanish initiative is the transcript of a European directive in process that already has the approval of the European Commission and the European Parliament. It proposes a ban on single-use plastics in the territory of the Union from 2021. Specifically, it includes measures such as the following

• Stopping the sale of single-use plastic tableware.
• Reducing the consumption of plastic food containers and plastic cups.
• Establishment of charges on producers to cover part of the costs of waste management and clean-up, as well as incentives for the development of less polluting alternatives to oxo-degradable packaging, cigarette butts, wet wipes and balloons.
• An obligation for Member States to collect 90% of single-use plastic bottles by 2025.
• Imposition of labelling rules to inform consumers about the presence of polluting plastics in, for example, sanitary towels, sanitary towels or balloons.

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