Talk about a useless gesture - from Fast Company:
EU to ban plastic plates, cups, and cutlery by 2021
The European Union is taking the lead in saving the world. The EU parliament has voted to ban single-use plastic cutlery, plastic cotton swabs, straws, and coffee stirrers as part of a sweeping law aimed at fighting the plastic waste that pollutes oceans and beaches. The ban on single-use plastics will go into effect by 2021 in all EU member states (and maybe the U.K., depending on what happens with Brexit).
The countries aren’t stopping there, either: EU member states will also have to reduce the use of plastic food containers and plastic coffee lids. The new legislation also states that by 2025, plastic bottles should be made of 25% recycled content. According to Bloomberg, the new legislation also sets an admirable target of recycling 90% of plastic bottles by 2029–as well as a goal of making them out of 30% recycled material by 2030.
The EU's plastic output is a drop in the bucket compared to China and India - this is pure virtue signalling making the EU bureaucrats look good to the EU proletariat. All about looking good instead of doing good.
Penn and Teller has an excellent video in their Bullshit series:
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