Nov 3rd, 2021
2 mins
On October 11th the French Government announced that it will ban the sale of nearly all fruit and vegetables in plastic packaging from 1st January 2022 in an effort to reduce plastic waste in the country.
The ban will be extended to all fruit and vegetables by June 2026, allowing time for “alternative solutions” to plastic wrappings to be found.
The list contains around 30 fruits and vegetables including leeks, courgettes, aubergines, peppers, cucumbers, potatoes, carrots, round tomatoes, onions, turnips, cabbages and cauliflowers. Fruits include apples, pears, oranges, kiwis, and lemons, must also be sold in reusable or recyclable packaging.
The government said it expects to prevent the use of more than one billion plastic packages a year with the new regulation.
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