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Slovakia will stop using single-use plastic

lovakia will put a quoted by the SITA newswire, stressing this is especially
Sdefinite stop to the necessary in the case of plastics. Slovakia has the
use of single-use plastic ambition to become a leader in this area in central
products by January Europe. The country has already adopted a law to ban
2021. By introducing the the use of single-use bags and will soon adopt a law on
so-called anti-plastic plastic bottles and cans deposits. Moreover, the ministry
measures, the country also wants to work on the methodology of supporting
will ban the use of nine the no-package shops in Slovakia and charge for all
types of products, such as types of plastic bags, he added. Currently, up to 14,000
single-use plastic plates, tonnes of no-packaging plastic products are imported to
cutlery, stirrers, straws, sticks for balloons, cotton buds, Slovakia, mostly plastic straws, plates and cutlery. These
food containers and two types of glasses. This step is in products can be replaced by more ecologic alternatives.
compliance with the EU regulation to stop using single- Searching for these alternatives also opens doors for
use plastics. Slovakia is expected to implement the Slovak entrepreneurs, according to Sólymos. The anti-
measures much sooner than the deadline, as the country plastic measure has already been implemented in the
wants to become a leader in fighting plastic waste in amendment to the law on waste, said Peter Šimurka of
central Europe, said the environment minister. said the waste management department of the Environment
Environment Minister László Sólymos (Most-Híd). “I’m Ministry. It will soon be submitted for interdepartmental
convinced that Slovakia has to stop being a perpetual review, and the government is expected to discuss it this
catcher-up in the fight against waste,” Sólymos added, as autumn, SITA reported.

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