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EU proposes to ban plastic straws, stirs, and cotton buds
Associated Press ^ | May 28, 2018 8:47 AM EDT

Posted on 05/28/2018 7:20:55 AM PDT by Olog-hai

The European Union is proposing bans on plastic products like cotton buds, straws, stirs and balloon sticks when alternatives are easily available in an attempt to cut marine litter.

The European Commission said its proposal would seek to cut marine litter in half for the ten most prominent items and avoid environmental damage estimated at over $250 billion over the next dozen years. …

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Local News
KEYWORDS: balloonsticks; cottonbuds; cottonswabs; envirowackos; eucommission; eussr; marinegarbage; plasticstirrers; plasticstraws; sustainability
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To: Olog-hai

There are cloth diapers out there for sale and I’ve never seen any of those tossed whereas .... anyway it’s personal responsibility not to litter and fines are up there around $500 if caught.


41 posted on 05/28/2018 9:51:02 AM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: bgill

Well that depends .....


42 posted on 05/28/2018 9:51:23 AM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: SkyDancer

I suspect similar fines are already on the books for dumping disposable diapers. Then comes the matter of enforcement.


43 posted on 05/28/2018 9:52:28 AM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: Olog-hai

Plus the urine bottles truckers throw out; enforcement only works when the perp(s) are caught.


44 posted on 05/28/2018 9:54:20 AM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: Olog-hai

EU should ban Muslims, not plastic products...


45 posted on 05/28/2018 10:01:24 AM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
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To: SomeCallMeTim
...McD’s...

It's always something. In a thread a few years ago, I learned that those nifty McD plastic coffee stirrer-spoons were just the right size for a hit of cocaine or the like, and drug dealers were using them to distribute pre-packaged, single-dose wares.

(Probably contained BPA, too...)

46 posted on 05/28/2018 11:52:03 AM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: Mears

Had a Nepalese man here that cracked me up every time he mentioned them... he called them “botton cuds”.
(true story!)


47 posted on 05/28/2018 12:59:49 PM PDT by Bikkuri
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To: Olog-hai

That’s one of the few things the enviroweenies are right about. Plastic takes a very long time to break down, and when broken down in the waters to molecular size it can cause filter-feeders near the bottom of the food chain to starve to death with full bellies. Herring, Bunker, Sardines and other forage fish as well.

The problem is that the enviros lie about so many other things, it becomes the “boy who cried wolf” when they are truthful.


48 posted on 05/28/2018 1:12:10 PM PDT by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: Olog-hai

Ban ban ban, restrict, regulate and tax. Ban ban ban, regulate, restrict and tax. Ban Ban Ban... language of tyrants.


49 posted on 05/28/2018 2:24:27 PM PDT by GregoTX
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To: Olog-hai

EU being invaded by 3rd world immigrants and they respond with banning straws and Q-Tips. There is a joke in there somewhere but it is beyond me. Maybe it is the entire EU socialism that is the joke.


50 posted on 05/28/2018 4:47:26 PM PDT by dirtymac
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To: Calvin Locke

Lol. BPA

I’ve basically stopped going to McD’s now that they have stopped using styrofoam for their cups. I HATE drinks on paper/wax cups.... And, the thin polypropylene cups are even worse.

Styrofoam is the BEST! I go anywhere I can find them.


51 posted on 05/28/2018 6:06:17 PM PDT by SomeCallMeTim ( The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them!it)
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