The Eurasian Economic Commission has prepared a draft terms of reference to study the issue of a phased ban on the production and import of disposable plastic products into the countries participating in the EAEU, the documents of the Ministry of Industry and Trade say. The department sent the project to relevant organizations for approval. Izvestia got acquainted with the papers. We are talking about preparing a socio-economic analysis that will make it possible to understand whether such measures are appropriate. The EAEU member countries have fixed the strategic directions for the development of economic integration until 2025. The study of such a restriction is one of such goals, the Ministry of Industry and Trade noted in the documents.
They say: the production and consumption of disposable polymer products is part of the global agenda, one of the priority areas. Many countries, such as the EU states and China, are pursuing a targeted policy in this area. From the beginning of 2021, there is a ban on the production and sale of plastic cutlery, cotton buds and other products in Europe. Since 2020, China has limited the use of single-use straws in restaurants, and from the beginning of 2022, the country plans to introduce a ban on non-degradable bags in cities.
Therefore, the EAEU countries are striving to understand how waste from polymer materials affects human health, the environment, which disposable goods are difficult to collect and recycle, how they can be gradually limited, what can be used as alternatives. After all, some of them can be replaced with reusable containers and packaging. It follows from the documents that officials can use the data obtained to develop legislation on the introduction of a phased ban on disposable products, as well as to encourage manufacturers to switch to packaging from other raw materials, plus develop measures that will be aimed at organizing the separate collection of waste polymer products.
The study itself, according to plans, will start in April this year and end in June 2023, it will cost 9.7 million rubles.
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Source: IZ
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