Traduction de «Déchets microplastiques » (Français → Anglais) :

19. Calls on the states involved in the strategy to improve environmental quality through projects aimed at reducing chemical, physical and microbiological pollution, and to jointly develop strategies to decrease microplastics and other litter in the region’s waters, while coordinating clean-up of existing ones, optimising the activities of maritime traffic with the aim of achieving sustainability, protecting biodiversity, investing in marine recovery areas and addressing the problem of eutrophication from agricultural runoff;

It is marketed as a solution to littering, when in fact it increases the problem of littering by leading to environmental pollution with micro-plastics.

Ministers also adopted a range of resolutions on issues such as action against wildlife trafficking, air pollution, marine pollution from plastic debris and microplastics, and better management of chemicals and waste.

7. Believes that the most dangerous plastics, those that by scientific evidence are shown to be the most disruptive to human health and the environment (such as micro- and oxo-biodegradable plastics) and those which contain heavy metals and other substances that can also make recycling processes more difficult, should be phased out of the market or banned outright, as soon as possible before 2020 to in order develop a market for reused and recycled materials, and believes that separate collection of these should be immediately implemented; in this framework, believes that the replacement of dangerous plastic materials and additives should be supported, including through the extension of the restricted substances list in RoHS; also believe ...[+++]s that, as demanded by a majority of European citizens and consumers , the use of single-use plastic bags should be radically reduced and where possible phased out, and that it is important to address the challenge of waste prevention through by more efficient action to tackle overconsumption and the irresponsible disposal of single-use products;