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The justification is complete nonsense. The claimed goal is to reduce the amount of plastic that ends up in the ocean. But I fail to see how the straw used to d
by Hermel 8y ago
The justification is complete nonsense. The claimed goal is to reduce the amount of plastic that ends up in the ocean. But I fail to see how the straw used to drink a cold chocolate in a restaurant in Vienna could ever end up in the ocean. So the basic premise does not seem to be very well-reasoned. Maybe I'm cynical, but I cannot get rid of the suspicion that this law is mainly about virtue signalling. It seems to be designed to maximize PR impact: they chose a topic that everyone agrees with (saving the environment), that everyone understands, and that does no serious harm to any politically powerful entity. Well done, micro-managing overlords of the European Commission!
- scrollaway 8y agoJust because your properly-disposed straw in Vienna won't end up in the ocean doesn't mean the bill doesn't accomplish its goal of reducing ocean waste. It just means the bill has wider-reaching impact than its stated goal. If that wider-reaching impact is, more generally, to reduce plastic waste as a whole... then I'd say this is great. Given the amount of people who think like you, though, I'm quite glad the EC is micromanaging. Reason is hard to come by.
- Hermel 8y agoThe problem is that by micromanaging, the commission violates the principle of subsidiarity. This is not the first time and I generally don’t have much trust in anyone who disregards his own stated principles whenever convenient.
- glogla 8y agoI suspect that plastic straws are used in more places in EU than Vienna restaurants.