Umthetho ovimbela ukusetshenziswa kwepulasitiki eyodwa uphasiswe yiPhalamende LaseYurophu. Iningi elimangalisayo lama-MEP livotele ukwethulwa kokuvinjelwa kwemikhiqizo yepulasitiki ekuphekeni komphakathi: abantu abangama-560, abangama-28 abagolanga ukuvota kwathi abangama-35 bavotela ukuphikisa.
Ngokomthetho omusha, ngo-2021 i-EU izovala imikhiqizo enjalo yepulasitiki: izinto zokusika ezilahlwayo (izimfoloko, imimese, izinkezo nezinti),
- amapuleti epulasitiki alahlwayo,
- izitsha zepulasitiki zeziphuzo,
- ama-cotton buds,
- Izitsha zokudla ze-styrofoam nezinkomishi.
Ama-MEP akhathazeke kakhulu ngokuthi ingakanani ipulasitiki engena olwandle, ehlala emvelweni nokuthi ibeka luphi uhlobo losongo ezilwaneni zasendle.
Ngakho-ke, isifundo sithathiwe ukuze kucutshungulwe kakhulu. Ngakho-ke, ngo-2029, amazwe angamalungu e-EU kuyodingeka ukuthi aqoqe u-90% wamabhodlela epulasitiki ukuze agaywe kabusha, futhi azokwenziwa kusetshenziswa izinto ezigaywe kabusha ezingama-25% ngo-2025 kanye nama-30% ngo-2030.
Sizokhumbuza, ngaphambili sikhulume ngeqiniso lokuthi iNdlovukazi yaseGreat Britain yamemezela impi ngezitsha zepulasitiki.