Netherlands calls for EU-wide ban on chewing gum containing microplastics
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Wim De Maeseneer
Summary
The Netherlands is urging the European Union to ban the sale of gum containing plastics (microplastics). Most chewing gum contains microplastics, which end up in nature when gum is discarded on the street. The Dutch government aims to prevent this environmental pollution through a European-wide ban.
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· 3 pulledNederland wil dat Europa de verkoop van kauwgom met plastics verbiedt.
Kauwgom bevat meestal microplastics. Die komen in de natuur terecht als kauwgom op straat wordt gegooid.
Met een verbod wil de Nederlandse regering dat voorkomen.
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