The Single-Use Plastics Products Strategy For Malta 2020-2030

The Maltese Government issued the Single-Use Plastic Products Strategy for Malta 2020-2030 (the 'Strategy') in May 2019, just before the Directive 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment (the 'Directive') was brought into force. The Strategy's stated aim is to aid Malta's move towards a more circular economy in the light of the work carried out by the European Commission towards this end. It highlights measures to be taken to eliminate plastic pollution and details alternatives to the use of single-use plastic products.Its ambit, like that of the Directive, extends well beyond plastic beverage containers and plastic packaging to cover even sanitary products and tobacco filter products. The Strategy was open to feedback and comments until June 2019; the idea is to update and review the Strategy periodically to ensure that changes in societal attitudes and items