European Parliament votes to slash plastic bag waste

Jessica Shankleman
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MEPs back new laws to crack down on plastic bags, despite opposition from Conservative MEPs

Plans to cut plastic bag use by 80 per cent across the European Union have taken a major step forward, after the European Parliament gave the green light to a new package of regulations designed to slash...

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