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German Minister calls for ban on plastic bags to reduce waste exports to developing countries

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epa04768587 German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Gerd Muller speaks to media prior to a Foreign Affairs Council on Development at the EU Council headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, 26 May 2015. EPA/JULIEN WARNAND

German Development Minister Gerd Müller has called for a ban on plastic bags in Germany, in part to reduce the exports of waste to developing countries,.

“The ban on plastic straws is not enough,” Müller told the Augsburger Allgemeine. “Germany should not wait for Europe and should immediately ban disposable plastic bags.”

The CSU politician noted that some African countries had already banned plastic bags, “We must do what Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda have done.”

Via DW / Augsburger Allgemeine

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