Italy creates Europe's first plastic-free ski resort
by Angela Giuffrida in Rome from on (#4X3C2)
Pejo 3000 in Trentino cuts use after discovering nearby glacier contained microplastics
An Italian ski resort is endeavouring to become the first in Europe to ban plastic after discovering that a nearby glacier contained a significant amount of microplastics.
The use of plastic bottles, bags, cutlery, plates, straws, cups and condiment sachets was banned when the slopes opened at Pejo 3000, a small resort in Val di Sole, Trentino, in early December, and other measures will be enacted over the season.
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