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@VOTAQuestionsEnvironmentStarted 9yrs agoActive 2mos ago

Should disposable products (such as plastic cups, plates, and cutlery) that contain less than 50% of biodegradable material be banned?

In 2016, France became the first country to ban the sale of plastic disposable products that contain less than 50% of biodegradable material and in 2017, India passed a law banning all plastic disposable plastic products.

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 @8CGQG3N from New York  answered…6yrs6Y

No, increase regulations on companies polluting and using fossil fuels instead.

 @8DDP7D3 from California  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes, ban plastic and provide alternatives that are actually compostable, and make compost mandatory nationwide.

 @8F7DHVS from Idaho  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes, but not until there are good alternatives for things like plastic straws, which many disabled people depend on.

 @75KRFBJ from Nebraska  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes, tax more for these products and create incentives for companies to make biodegradable products

 @8M2N4TZanswered…6yrs6Y

Only ban things like bags, and non-recyclable plastics.

 @8P8TVTS from California  answered…6yrs6Y

all disposable plastic cups, plates and cutlery should be banned, carry your own set on your person.

 @8LSVCGK from New Jersey  answered…5yrs5Y

We should transition from disposable products to biodegradable materials

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…5yrs5Y

No, but increase both consumer incentives to recycle these products and tax incentives for companies that make biodegradable products

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…5yrs5Y

No, but increase both consumer incentives to recycle these products and tax incentives for companies that make biodegradable products.

 @5643HNNanswered…5yrs5Y

Yes, and gradually increase the percentage over time to the point of all disposable/single-use products are 100% biodegradable and do degrade within a few years, not decades or centuries

 @8T67P4N from Arizona  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, and ease into banning all disposable products that aren't made of at least 75% of biodegradable material

 @8RBQDDP from Vermont  answered…5yrs5Y

No, but we should produce more environmentally friendly material, and reduce manufacturing wasteful products

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…5yrs5Y

Yes, and increase consumer incentives to recycle such existing products

 @hbellows23 from Pennsylvania  answered…5yrs5Y

no, but make sure it gets disposed of properly

 @6HM8ZBP from New York  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but with gradual implementation

 @938PWY6 from Kansas  answered…4yrs4Y

No tax breaks. Establish progressive VATs on virgin material when biodegradeable materials are available.

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…4yrs4Y

No, but increase consumer incentives to recycle these products as well as increasing tax incentives for companies that make biodegradable products

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…4yrs4Y

No, increase both consumer incentives to recycle these products and tax incentives for companies that make biodegradable products instead

 @7PTCG38 from Wisconsin  answered…4yrs4Y

No, increase both consumer incentives to recycle these products and tax incentives for companies that make biodegradable products

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