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In a historic move, Chile's legislature has unanimously passed a plastic regulation law that advocates say will reduce the country's plastic waste by more than 23,000 tons every year. The new law will target single-use plastics in the restaurant industry and introduce a certification of compostable plastics, among other things. The ultimate goal of the bill is to transition Chile towards a circular economy that generates less polluting waste. The ban on single-use Styrofoam containers and smaller plastic items will go into effect within six months, while the entire program will be implemented in three years. As Plastic Oceans Chile we celebrate this big step towards cleaner oceans, and hope many other countries will follow, said Mark Mineboo, regional director of Latin America for Plastic Oceans International.
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