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European Union seeks to reduce plastic bag mountain [1]

European Union member states will be encouraged to tax or even ban plastic bags under proposals to tackle the tons of plastic waste that enters the water system and kills wildlife.

Publication Date: 
05/11/2013
Barbara Lewis [2]
Planet Ark (Australia) [3]
Tags:
Plastics [4], European Union (EU) [5], Wildlife [6], Solid Waste [7], Waste Management [8], Endangered Species [9]
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/barbara-lewis
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/planet-ark-australia
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/plastics
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/european-union-eu
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/solid-waste
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waste-management
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species