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Fix the proposed EU law on plastic marine litter, so producers can’t simply market single-use items as reusable, and so that corporations radically reduce their plastic pollution.

Why is this important?

The European Parliament is about to vote on new legislation to restrict single-use plastics – but unless MEPs close loopholes in the law, plastic-polluting corporations could be let off the hook!

Members of the European Parliament in the Environment Committee just agreed to a definition of "single-use plastic" that allows polluters to simply market their throwaway polluting plastic products as "reusable." [1] For example, corporations would be able to market a plastic water bottle or take-away food container as reusable, even though they neither design nor intend for it to be returned to be reused.

There’s still time for MEPs to propose changes before the vote to make sure that the Parliament closes this loophole, but there’s very little time left. If we can demonstrate that Europeans want the law strengthened, we could both fix the loophole and defend the proposal from pro-plastics MEPs’ attacks.

While some of the changes to the legislation made by the Environment Committee are positive, this new loophole could seriously undermine the law. Pro-plastics MEPs may now try to weaken the rules even further, and try to get corporations off the hook from paying to clean-up their plastic waste. They could also try to make the definition of "single-use plastic" even more narrow, thereby enabling polluting corporations to largely avoid the new law altogether.

Together, we can convince the EU to take badly needed action against plastic waste, and also make the world more accessible. People with mobility-related impairments and other people with disabilities rely on plastic straws because of their flexible and temperature-resilient qualities. MEPS need to take this into account, but it can't be used as an excuse to let polluting corporations off the hook.

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https://eeb.org/plastic-producers-could-market-single-use-items-as-reusable-to-dodge-eu-ban/

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Willem

To protect our environment and ourselves we should not use plastic!

Elvia

Saving the only house of All. The planet Earth is worth it.

Ema

There are just way to many plastic bags, straws, containers...

Viktória

Because we do not have planet B

Gabriela

Saving our planet is the most important thing and everyone should start from themselves. Next generations will be very grateful.

Diana

it is very important for our planet.

Lea

It's bad for our planet

Miloslava

Because we have only one Earth. Plastic products are everywhere. In the ocean, on the land, on the streets. People are stupid but we hurt also animals and that’s the main problem. The animals cannot defend themselves and we kill them every day because we produce some stupid plastic products. We should stop thinking About ourselves and start to help them.

Regina

Turn our world to better place

Dominika

Because plastics are most dangerous things in nowdays.

Petra

To preserve amazing things another generation

Daniel

Many single-use plastics are today used due to our comfort not due to our needs + due to bizniss = making the profit on common environmental pollution.

Robbe

Nature

Guylian

Important ? We need to do something. The world is so beautiful and we’re destroying it.. Just as a civilian it’s the least i can do.. By signing this petition.

Ava

Get rid of plastic pollution is too important for the planet and thus for mankind!

Mr

Because big corporations use plastic packaging too appeal to us, but in an impractical way. I.e. Blister packs to display one or two keen product, which could easily and just as protectively be in a cardboard box.

Raymond

Stop using oil, stop using oil-based plastics! It destroys the whole world!

Claudio

Leave a plastic legacy

Caryn

To save our world, especially our oceans and the sea life.

carmen

I would like to decrease the amount of plastic being used as much as possible. The damage we have done as humans to this earth is irreparable. The least we can do is try to stop the mass production of something so toxic for our environment.

Junaid

The state of our planet is getting worse when big corporations appeal to us with products that clearly are not good for the environment.

Fabrizio

Stop destroying our planet for profit. Fix the proposed EU law on plastic marine litter, so producers can’t simply market single-use items as reusable, and so that corporations radically reduce their plastic pollution.

M

How could it NOT be important... if you see the pictures, all 'man-made' rubbish... Lets work out a way of not poluting with plastics anymore and clean up what's spread around our globe.

Pat

Its pretty simple really, if you keep pandering to the wants of big corporations so they can make huge profits at the expense of the planet then it won't be long until there won't be much of a planet left worth living in. When will mankind realize that we can't eat money to survive or take it with us when we die. Sacrificing the environment purely in the name of convenience and profit is insane. Money and material possession are ultimately pointless when our environment will no longer support life as we know it. Ban single-use plastic now or, rich or poor, pretty soon we will all be eating plastic!

Jamie

individual effort is extremely important, but bold leading edge decisions from corporations to radically reduce their plastic pollution is essential. We are running out of time.

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