MANY Asian countries are collectively initiating a clean-up effort to reduce unnecessary waste by banning or regulating the use of plastic bags. The next time you’re heading to Taiwan, remember to think twice about using plastic, especially single-use plastic products such as straws and utensils. The island is set to ban single-use plastic drinking straws in several phases, starting with the food and beverage industry, according to Hong Kong Free Press.This is coming not long after Taiwan introduced a recycling programme and charges for plastic bags. But Taiwan is not the only Asian country that has embraced the anti-plastic movement. In 2008, prior to the Olympic Games, China placed a ban on all thin plastic bags and asked retailers to charge a tax on thicker bags. This led to a two-thirds reduction in plastic bag use. SEE ALSO: Microplastic pollution in world’s oceans poses major threat to filter-feeding megafauna China has also banned imports of plastic waste from the start of 2018, a move that shocked most of the UK and the US as they are now unable to send their plastic waste to China, forcing them to increase their domestic recycling capacities. Before the ban, China was the world’s most… Read full this story
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