Environmental Biotechnology Vol. 1 by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9783030381929
Publisher: Springer International Publishing

5.6 Policies Related to Plastics by Different Organizations

Nowadays people are more concern about the adverse impacts caused by presence of plastics in the environment. Different policies have been implemented worldwide to overwhelm the effect results from plastic litters. California implemented the ban on even a single use of the plastics shopping bags by passing the Prop 67 bill (Plastic Pollution Coalition 2016a). Similarly, Scotland and Ireland have also introduced a Plastic Pollution Coalition (2016b) and Lowenthal’s bill, respectively, to ban on the use of plastics. Ireland charges a minimum fine of 10 cent on the plastic shopping bags provided by retailers during the purchasing of groceries and other items. Implementation of fines by the USA and other developing countries has reduced the use of plastics bags by 60–90% (Plastic Pollution Coalition 2016a).

Face washes and toothpastes of different brands contain the microbeads of PE and PP that play a significant role in the marine pollution. To reduce the marine pollution caused by microbeads in personal cosmetic products, the US President, Barrack Obama, had signed a law known as “Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015,” that was approved by the House of Representatives (Pallone 2015). To stop the use of microbeads in cosmetic products, the federal administration of different countries such as the Netherlands, Austria, Sweden, Belgium, Germany, Australia, Luxembourg, and Canada have also imposed different laws (Perschbacher 2016). Different international companies like LivOn, Johnson & Johnson, and L’Oreal have promised to exclude the use of microbeads and microplastics from their products used for personal care (Copeland 2015).

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