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TWG1 - Plastic Bags

27 September 2013 Content

Plastic bags are omnipresent and often excluded from recycling schemes. They are a symbol of a consumer-driven, throw-away society, the environmental impact of their resource use and production phase is important and they often end up in landfill, or as litter.
 
The first thematic working group meeting on the management of priority waste flows, animated by Brussels Region on 25 March 2013, discussed the instruments existing to tackle and reduce the negative impact of plastic bags. Experiences regarding plastic bags management were shared and recommendations for proper management of this specific waste stream were formulated throughout the session, attended by 24 participants.

 

plastic bags report
arrow3 Download the programme of the meeting.
arrow3 Download the list of participants.
arrow3 Download the conclusions from the workshop.
arrow3 Download the Plastic Bags Report, released after the workshop.

 

Policy texts:

arrow3 Los Angeles - Ordinance - ban (EN)
arrow3 Maroc - Loi sur l'utilisation des sacs en plastique (FR)
arrow3 Catalonia - Voluntary agreement (EN)
arrow3 Ireland - Environmental Levy (EN)

 




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