Taiwan Plans to Ban Plastic Straws, Bags, and Utensils by 2030

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.

From 2025 onwards customers will need to pay additional fee to plastic straws, shopping bags, plastic containers, plastic cups until all the forbidden orders are enforced in 2030.

Lai Yingying, Taiwan's Environmental Protection Agency official, told the Asian news agency that "Our goal is to implement a comprehensive ban by 2030 to significantly reduce plastic waste entering the food chain by polluting the ocean It is said. "

"You can use steel products and edible straw - or you may not need to use straw at all," Rai said. "There is no inconvenience.

According to One Green Planet, Taiwan is prohibiting free plastic bags from all major retailers.

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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.

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.

The anti plastic movement is experiencing the flash point, McDonald 's pledging a new pledge to phased out plastic straws, New York has imposed embargo on plastic bags nationwide. last month. Plastic bouncing is inevitable. Health officials, agencies, consumers, and companies are aware of the serious environmental hazards posed by plastic waste. In particular, the ability to break marine ecosystems and enter the food chain to endanger human health.