Ecological Transition Minister
Roberto Cingolani said Monday a deal had been reached with the
European Commission on a directive which bans certain
single-use plastics.
Italy had been critical of the Single Use Plastic (SUP)
directive saying it did not go far enough.
But now, the minister said, "the accord with Brussels has
already been found".
He said "the problem no longer exists, thanks to talks that have
been more technical than political, and which are good for
everyone".
Cingolani said he had spoken to European Commission Vice
President and Climate Commissioner Franz Timmermans.
In other remarks, the minister said that so-called NIMBY (Not In
My Backyard) protests "are born out of a failure to explain
things".
Cingolani also said a number of solutions had been found to the
city of Rome's latest waste crisis.
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