The thin plastic bags should be reduced by half by 2025, according to an EU directive that was decided last year. Environmental Protection Agency’s solution to reduce consumption is to introduce a price of at least five per plastic bag. Today it costs a plastic bag around the two crowns – the proposal is thus an increase of 150 percent.
– Environmental Protection Agency estimates that a minimum price of all plastic bags is what is required to reduce consumption and increase recycling, says Sandra Backlund , social economist at the Environmental Protection Agency, in a statement.
Prohibition is not a solution
The EU Directive covers only thin plastic bags. Not to the production of thicker plastic bags will increase, and compromising the environment even more, like the Environmental Protection Agency Sweden to go even further and raise the price of all kinds of plastic bags. Even the bags you currently get for free, for example clothing stores.
The Swedes consume more than 80 bags per person per year, writes TT. But a ban on plastic bags is not a solution, says the Environmental Protection Agency.
– Prohibits it all will probably paper bags are used instead, and they are more energy intensive. Also required bags with different characteristics than the paper sometimes, says Sandra Backlund said.
Winners: The stores
The extra money that the Swedes will be put on plastic bags will go to the dealer, according to proposal. It recommends that part of the proceeds will go to information campaigns about the impact of litter and plastic bags on the environment.
On Monday left the EPA in the proposal that will now be out for consultation.
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