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Use of plastic bags to be limited in Ukraine
26.03.2012 10:17 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
Ministry of Regional Development, Construction and Housing announced the bill that limited the use of plastic bags.
The document prohibits manufacture, use, import (more than 50 units by one person) and paid or free distribution on the territory (except transit) of long expansion packages , whose volume is less than twenty liters. By this law the Ministry tries to solve the problem with plastic bags that are used very quickly, and can lie for years in landfills, releasing toxic substances. It is known that polymer waste makes 9 - 11% of all waste generated by the mankind. Use of paper bags and linen bags gain popularity in the world . In Ukraine there are about 5000 landfills, every year 35 000 unauthorized appear.
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