Europe's Largest Plastic Bag Consumer Strengthen the Force of Plastic Ban
The Information Service of the Italian House of Representatives has announced that the Parliament Building will become a plastic-free bottle zone on July 19, and the decision has been approved by the House Committee.
According to reports, the Italian House Information Office explained that the provision does not mean that members of the House of Representatives will no longer use any plastic products in their daily lives. To be precise, the House of Representatives, where the House is located, will become an area without disposable plastic bottles. And it is completely forbidden to use plastics bottle in any activities in restaurants, cafeterias, bars, and parliaments.
At present, the House of Representatives House of Parliament only provides glass bottled mineral water, but also can drink ordinary tap water. By the end of July, all water dispensers in the parliament building rooms will be dismantled, and alternatives in many public places will be special water points where tap water can be drunk or filled.
On January 1, 2011, Italy banned the use of plastic bags for shopping.As Europe's largest consumer of plastic shopping bags, many retailers warned that this would lead to chaos, and most stores were ready to switch to plastic bags. Italian critics argue that the production of polyethylene plastic bags consumes too much oil and takes too long to decompose, which can easily block drainage systems, affect city appearance and become environmental hazards.
According to the report of the Italian Environmental Lobby Association, Italy uses about 20 billion plastic bags a year, with a per capita use of more than 330 bags, accounting for about one fifth of the total use in Europe. Since January 1, 2011, retailers have stopped supplying polyethylene plastic shopping bags to shoppers. Shoppers can use shopping bags made of degradable plastics, cloth or paper.
In August 2017, the Italian government signed a "123/2017 Act" on pollution control and marine plastic waste control.
Starting from January 1, 2018, the Act stipulates that all plastic bags for vegetables, fruits, fish and meat in Italy must use degradable plastic bags that meet the international standards of NI EN 13432. Businessmen will share the cost of this environmentally friendly plastic belt with consumers. According to rough statistics, the price of these plastic bags varies from 1 Euro cents to 3 Euro cents. Formerly free plastic bags will also be charged from this year. Many consumers find this situation in shopping. They have been tucking on the Internet. Some people say that this is a disguised form of tax collection by the government. Businessmen also feel wronged, because if they do not use environmentally friendly plastic bags, they will face a fine of 2,500 euros to 25,000 euros.
On March 27, 2019, the mayor of Naples, Italy, Luigi de Magisteris, formally signed the Regulations on Punishment of Environmental Administration along the coast of Naples in accordance with the decision of the Municipal Assembly. Starting in May, the regulations prohibit businesses in the coastal areas of Naples from providing and using disposable non-degradable and non-compostable plastic bags, including disposable food containers, tableware, straws and packaging bags. According to reports, the regulations stipulate that the use of disposable non-degradable and non-compostable plastic products in the coastal areas of Naples will be banned from 1 May, and violators will be fined between 25 and 500 euros.
According to the European Strategy on Plastics approved by the European Commission on December 19, 2018, all parts of Europe will gradually reduce waste plastics and marine garbage and stop the use of disposable non-biodegradable plastics. Relevant data show that plastic waste accounts for 85% of Italian coastline waste, millions of tons of plastic waste will enter the sea every year, plastic waste is seriously endangering marine species and ecological balance.
Since last year, Italian coastal cities have issued decrees restricting the use of disposable non-biodegradable plastic products in coastal areas. In order to protect the regional marine environment and reduce the damage of plastic products to aquaculture and tourism, the Naples Municipal Council recently passed regulations on coastal environmental protection in the region. The implementation of this regulation will play an important role in environmental protection along the coast of Prussia.
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