European Parliament Should Negotiate Tougher Single-use Plastics Ban - Boylan

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An Irish MEP is vowing to push for a broader list of items to be included in an EU initiative to ban single-use plastics. 

The European Parliament will now submit amendments to Commision proposals and negotiate over the plans. 

A number of items face an outright ban, such as cotton bud sticks, disposable cutlery and balloon sticks. 

For products that do not have an environmentally friendly alternative, the EU will look for a national plan to reduce their usage and change their design and labelling requirements. 

There is also a target that all plastic bottles will be collected for recycling by 2025. 

Sinn Fein MEP for Dublin, Lynn Boylan, wants the Parliament to take a strong approach to negotiations: 

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