plastic

Over the past few years, a number of measures were adopted to combat the negative effects plastic waste is having on the environment and on human health. To name a few, a deposit refund scheme was introduced in Malta in 2022, the supply of lightweight plastic carrier bags for distribution, consumption, or use was prohibited as from 2022, and as from 2021 the placing on the market certain the single-use plastic products – such as plastic straws, food containers made from expanded polystyrene, beverage containers/cups made of expanded polystyrene – was banned. To continue tackling the wasteful use of plastic…