According to western media, disposable plastic plates and tableware are running out of time. The same will happen to the plastic straws and beverage mixers that are used extensively in the summer. All of these disposable products will no longer be made from plastic, but must be made from environmentally friendly materials, according to a European commission bill proposed on Monday. The bill needs to be approved by the European parliament and the European council before it can take effect.

According to Spanish newspaper el pais web site reported on May 28, Brussels is expected, by 2030, the new regulations will make plastic pollution causes damage to the environment, reduce 22 billion euros will also reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 3.4 million tons.

The European commission is responsible for the employment, vice chairman of the growth and investment Yu Erji, timing said at a news conference: "plastic is a kind of very good material, but we have to use it in a way that is more responsible." The European commission has advocated a comprehensive substitution of existing alternative materials for plastics in the production of disposable products.

First vice President of the European commission frans timmermans, added: "our proposal would reduce the disposable plastic products sold in the supermarket, will ban certain products production and sales, at the same time with more environmentally friendly products instead, so that consumers can continue to use the products they like."

According to the report, the bill in addition to the ban on disposable plastic plates, cutlery, straws, beverage stirring rods and bars, will also require each member is put forward to reduce plastic drink cup and so on the disposable food containers use goal. As for plastic beverage containers, only those with a lid and body can be sold.

Under the new rules, eu member states must meet a target of recycling 90 per cent of disposable plastic beverage bottles by 2025, the report said. Manufacturers need to clearly label the way plastic is recycled and the environmental hazards of plastic waste.

Manufacturers also have to bear some of the costs of disposing of and cleaning up plastic waste and persuading consumers to reduce the cost of using disposable plastic containers, the report said. Products such as disposable wet tissues will have to be clearly marked with information on how to classify them.

The eu wants to break the vicious chain between plastic waste and environmental pollution, the report said. The proposed rules will target the 10 most common types of disposable plastic products found on European oceans and beaches, which account for about 70 per cent of the continent's Marine waste.