Just to be clear, items affected by the new law include plastic cutlery and plates, cotton buds, balloon sticks, beverage stirrers and straws, jablo cups and beverage containers. The law makes Malta one of the first countries to prohibit the importation of such single-use plastics from January 2021.
“This is being enacted as part of the government’s vision to strengthen the environment, tackle marine pollution and improve the quality of our biodiversity,” said the Environment Ministry.