Commission to investigate biodegradable plastics

摘要

The European Commission will launch a study to see the benefits of biodegradable plastics by the end of the year, a DG Environment official has said. "We want to know if a biodegradable plastic bag is proven better for the environment, this is not necessarily so, the bags need to be better and combustible." She told EE & PL that the Commission could not say if plastic or biodegradable plastic was better. Especially in the light of the controversy over one way carrier bags, mainly plastic ones, and that member states were calling to ban or tax plastic bags, it was necessary to launch this study.