EU parliament backs ban, limits on single-use plastics

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Parliament has overwhelmingly backed a wide-ranging ban on single-use plastics to counter pollution in seas, fields and waterways.
The ban would affect a range of products for which valid alternatives are available — from plastic straws to earbuds and plates — as of 2021 and would make sure that plastic bottles are 90 percent recycled by 2025.
Under the plan, fishing nets, which are now a key pollutant in the EU’s Mediterranean sea and Atlanti