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EUROPEAN. COMMISSION. Brussels, COM(2018) 340 final 2018/0172 (COD). Proposal for a directive OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL. on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment (Text with EEA relevance). {SEC(2018) 253 final} - {SWD(2018) 254 final} - {SWD(2018) 255 final} - {SWD(2018) 256 final} - {SWD(2018) 257 final}. EN EN. EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM. 1. CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL. Reasons for and objectives of the proposal The amount of plastic marine litter in oceans and seas is growing, to the detriment of ecosystems, biodiversity and potentially human health, and causes widespread concern. At the same time, valuable material that could be brought back into the economy is lost, once littered. plastic makes up 80-85% of the total number of marine litter items, measured through beach counts. Single Use plastic (SUP) items represent about half of all marine litter items found on European beaches by counts. The 10 most found SUP items represent 86% of all SUP items (constituting thus 43% of all marine litter items found on European beaches by count).
EN EN EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 28.5.2018 COM(2018) 340 final 2018/0172 (COD) Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN …
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