First stage of Taiwan’s plastic straw ban to begin on July 1, 2019

Taipei (Taiwan News) - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on 1st July 2019 that the first phase of disposable plastic straw ban will come into effect for public sector, schools, department stores, fast food restaurants on Friday did.

In the first phase of the ban, these four groups prohibit offering disposable plastic straws to customers drinking at the venue.

The initial ban is expected to affect about 8,000 stores. I would like to completely abolish disposable plastic straw by 2025.

Shops prohibited after July 1, 2019 will receive written warnings first. As the crime continues, they are fined NT $ 1,200 (US $ 40) and NT $ 6,000.

This movement took place after domestic and international attention to the problem of marine pollution caused by disposable plastic.

According to Yahoo! News, in a city that announced the prohibition of plastic straws, some companies turned to paper-based disposable straws.

The US Environmental Protection Agency's bulletin draft will outline the anticipated nature and extent of the ban. Encourage the public to react to communiqué to improve legislation

Vancouver bans straws, Scotland plans to eliminate plastic straw by 2019, Taiwan prohibits the use of disposable plastic products such as straws, cups and shopping bags in the UK. Queen Elizabeth II banned plastic straws and bottles from all Royal farms, cafés and gift shops Prime Minister Theresa Mae announced the prohibition on sale of plastic straws, mixers and plastic swabs in the UK . British companies such as Waitrose, London City Airport, McDonald's and Costa Coffee are banned from straw and Ryanair is planning to achieve "no plastic" by 2023, Marriott smokes in all 60 hotels in the UK It is prohibited.

Taiwan has announced plans to completely prohibit the use of plastic straws, plastic bags, plastic tools by 2030. According to Taiwan's official news, Taiwan officials announced on February 22 that major chain restaurants will not provide restaurant straws for restaurants in 2019.

In May 2018, the European Commission prohibited disposable plastic products like swabs and straws and proposed to take responsibility for tidying up to reduce marine waste. To the manufacturer. In Vancouver, Scotland and other cities of the United States, plastic straw bans are banned and legislation prohibited is enacted. The RefillNotLandfill campaign in Cambodia is aimed at reducing the water of millions of plastic bottles thrown away by tourists and locals. An alternative is a reusable aluminum bottle that can be refilled at a designated location nationwide. The campaign expanded to Myanmar and Laos. This movement can reduce the amount of PET bottles used.