Brussels, 21/11/2014 (Agence Europe) - A new step was agreed by the EU on Friday 21 November to put the brake on using lightweight single-use plastic bags, which pollute seas and oceans.
Meeting in Brussels, the permanent representative of the member states confirmed the first reading agreement, reached on 17 November between negotiators from the European Parliament and Council, on the amendment to the Packaging Waste Directive (see EUROPE 11201). The objective of the new rules is to...