Posted on 05/10/2019 12:52:24 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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.” […]
Plastic waste in the sea is set to increase tenfold and with current trends, by 2050, there may be more plastic than fish in the oceans.
Today, 2 billion people live in areas without garbage collection. “The poorest of the poor suffer the most,” said Müller. …
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Liberals caused this when they cried about trees in the 1970’s. Why are they never called out on it. Once again everything a liberal touches gets screwed up.
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