Why do so many people hate EU bureaucracy?

Re:Why do so many people hate EU bureaucracy? by oezi on Sunday September 10, 2023 @01:45PM (#37458160)

Quote: The single-use plastics legislation will address 70 percent of marine litters items, avoiding environmental damage that would otherwise cost €22 billion by 2030.

It may seem weird to you, but we need to develop good regulations to deal with all the negative externalities.

For instance, I think could have also added a recycling fee per plastic item sold (say 5 cents). This would have made it more economical to sell bigger units and avoid technically unnecessary items such as the tear-off rings on bottles.

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Re:Why do so many people hate EU bureaucracy? by coldtea on Sunday September 10, 2023 @02:05PM (#37458362)

I seriously doubt the accuracy of their estimations.

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Re:Why do so many people hate EU bureaucracy? by vjerancrnjak on Sunday September 10, 2023 @01:56PM (#37458274)

Croatia already has that ~7 cent tax on the container. Don’t know how that worked out. I know the capital has no recycling infrastructure. The tourists make no effort to collect that tax.

But the paper straw legislation was botched by allowing forever chemicals.

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Re:Why do so many people hate EU bureaucracy? by flir on Sunday September 10, 2023 @03:15PM (#37458998)

> technically unnecessary items such as the tear-off rings on bottles.

Aren't they a tamper-proofing mechanism?

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Re:Why do so many people hate EU bureaucracy? by nvm0n2 on Sunday September 10, 2023 @03:26PM (#37459097)

Virtually all plastic in the oceans comes from Asia. For the rest, there are ways to filter it from river outflows using bubble barriers. There's a demonstration project in Amsterdam that successfully capture floating plastic garbage without inhibiting boat traffic.

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