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Mexico City bans disposable plastics

/ 08:41 PM May 13, 2019

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Plastic bags, bottles and cups float in the ocean. They represent the massive environmental issue that is global ocean pollution. Image: Placebo365 at iStock.com via AFP

Mexico City’s legislature voted Thursday, May 10 to ban businesses from buying, selling or giving their customers disposable plastics, a major shift for a sprawling capital that is awash in them.

The ban which is set to come into force in December 2020 or January 2021 includes such articles as non-biodegradable plastic bags, straws, cutlery, cups and coffee capsules, the legislature said in a statement calling them a “serious environmental problem.”

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It puts the city of nine million people at the forefront of global efforts to protect the environment and curb the amount of plastic that ends up in the Earth’s oceans — eight million tons a year.

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Legislators said they would now open debate on a spending package to help companies shift their production and use of plastics toward biodegradable materials. HM/JB

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