More restrictions and commitments imposed to free Taiwan from plastic waste pollution
Taiwan News
Date:: 2020/02/22
By: Chris Chang, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
Waste reduction plays a crucial role in getting rid of marine debris. (AP photo)
The EU adopts reusable materials for all packaging, while attempting to establish before 2030 new business models based on rental systems. These goals are not only part of the EU's growth strategy, they deserve more attention in Taiwan, where resources and land are much scarcer.
"We hope these regulations can change the ways merchants run their businesses as well as people's dependency on single-use plastic," the Director-General of the Department of Waste Management, Environmental Protection Administration (EPA), Lai Ying-ying (賴瑩瑩) said, commenting on the road map for banning single-use plastic, announced in 2018.
Since July 2019, Taiwan has banned plastic straws at all fast-food restaurants and department stores. This year, the ban will extend to all types of restaurants with a prohibition on the use of single-use utensils for customers dining on the premises. [FULL STORY]
