Based on this information, write a new short title in English: GİAD called for a regulation targeting EU norms on single-use plastic products, but not ignoring internal dynamics.

Young Businessmen’s Association (GİAD) stated that the studies on the “Regulation on Reducing the Impact of Single-Use Plastic Products on the Environment” coincide with the economy, trade and industry perspective of the future envisioned in the world, and it is positive that such a step should be taken in the country. reported that the necessary steps were found.

In the written statement made by GİAD, it was noted that banning the use of plastic packaging that has already entered the country will not contribute to the environment, and that prohibiting the use of products that have entered the warehouses of wholesalers by spending national wealth with a very short notice period will not have a significant benefit to the environment and will cause serious harm to the country’s economy.

GİAD also stated that it will not make sense to ban products that are not banned in the south on the island, where the same environment is shared with Southern Cyprus, that the haste of businesses using disposable plastic packaging products will prevent the search for affordable products, cause the prices of domestic alternatives to increase, and cause a decrease in purchasing power by increasing inflation. stated it would.

GIAD listed its alternative proposals on the subject as follows:

“It is the withdrawal of the relevant regulation and a regulation that targets the European Union norms but does not ignore our internal dynamics, with the participation of both environmental organizations, wholesalers and users, in the light of correct data and at a minimum common level.

It is to raise awareness of the public on these issues and to reduce the use of personal packaging and plastic.

The environmental issue should not be limited to packaging waste only. A comprehensive step should be taken by taking into account the European Union regulations, the Paris Climate Agreement, the Kyoto Protocol and the facts of Northern Cyprus.

It is to raise awareness of the public about garbage separation and if the country’s capacity for recycling is insufficient, agreements with Southern Cyprus and/or Turkey, which are closest to us.

Rather than enactment of bans immediately, a transitional period should be envisaged. In this process, wholesalers and businesses can find the opportunity to deplete their stocks and prepare for alternative solutions.

By providing support to domestic producers, the development of environmentally friendly and sustainable alternatives can be encouraged. This will strengthen the domestic economy and reduce foreign dependency.”