How are plastic packaging in France? The fight against this material is framed within a international effort for reducing its environmental impact. Will the absence of plastic be noticed in the French country in a few years? Why doesn't the law prohibit them all at once? Do not miss anything that is happening right now in France and other neighboring countries. Keep reading.
How much do plastic packaging have left in France?
It is becoming more and more common that, faced with climate crisis and an imminent oil shortage, European countries restrict the use of plastic. The material considered prodigious decades ago has proven to be a danger to life on earth. Also for health, through microplastics. For these reasons it is that plastic packaging in France They will begin to be banned from 2022.
This will be a gradual change within the framework of the Energy Transition Law for Green Growthand. It comprises a series of measures that began by eliminating single-use straws, plates and cutlery in 2021. It continues with the elimination of packaging of thirty fruits and vegetables in 2022. By June 2023 plastic packaging is scheduled to be removed on products such as green beans, cherry tomatoes and peaches.
The authorities will also ban disposable tableware in fast food restaurants. This is a series of changes that will phase out plastic packaging in France. It is not done all at once to leave a margin of time for the industry and the service sector so that they can adapt
At the end of 2024 plastic will give way to cardboard in products such as cherries, asparagus, mushrooms, endives ... Finally, the plan ends in 2026, when plastic will be prohibited in more delicate fruits. We refer to berries like blueberries.
Why fruits and vegetables?
The interprofessional of fruit and vegetables Interfel has already filed a first complaint. Ensures that the 45`5% of the consumption of plastics is destined to the manufacture of containers. However, they allege that only the 1'5% of the packaging is intended for food. It is not really that the French Government has a fondness for this sector. This is just one of all those that will be affected. In addition, the international cooperation. The threat of environmental degradation is common to all countries.
Without a doubt, the law represents a paradigm shift for the consumption model current. This is based on the waste of natural resources that in times of economic boom, decades ago, they considered as progress. Its impact will not go unnoticed. That is, it is estimated that a 37% of the fruit and vegetables sold in France it is wrapped in plastic containers. Hence, the new regulation will significantly reduce the use of unnecessary plastics. Do you think it is time to be equally serious in the rest of the countries?
