Germany plans to ban use of plastic bags

cde.news desk 13 August 2019, 07:00 · 1 min read

epa07481004 A person carries a plastic bag in New York, New York, USA, 02 April 2019. The New York State legislature passed a bill as part of the most recent budget that would ban single use plastic bags in New York State beginning next year for environmental reasons. EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE

Germany plans a law to ban the use of plastic bags because voluntary agreements with retailers to curb usage have not yielded good enough results, Environment Minister Svenja Schulze said.

“My ministry will get a plastic bag ban on its way,” she said, not giving a timetable for the plan, adding her aim was “that we get out of the throw-away society and that overall, we use less plastic.”

Her remarks came after the Sunday daily Bild am Sonntag earlier on Sunday reported on her plans.

The European Union will outlaw certain single-use plastic products such as straws, forks and knives from 2021, but has allowed transition times for others.

Via Bild am Sonntag, Reuters

Topics Environment Germany Plastic Bags