approval from member states and we can now bring in our correspondent gag matters here is in brussels ag gale how exactly will this work so not all plastic being banned things actually when i went shopping in brussels today and here are two of those items on the list most commonly found in maritime trash if this legislation is agreed to by member states and by e.u. lawmakers those two items will simply be banned and they will go out of the window now the you not only wants to ban things but they also want to encourage something they want to boost the production of items like this one which i found in the e.u.'s fan shop it's a reusable bottle so all the things that can be replaced that can be replaced by reusable things are not on that list obviously and also all plastic items that simply have no replacement like this doc will of course continue to be produced right there now and what has sparked all of this briefly. the key is that the e.u. exports most of its of its plastic in fact half of the plastic trash only a third is recycled half of it is exported abroad most of it to china but china