France bans plastic packaging for fruit and vegetablesFRANCE has banned the use of plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables.PARIS-Abanontheuseof plastic to package a range of fruit and vegetables came into force in France on Saturday, to the dismay of the sector’s pack- aging industry.Environmentalists have long campaigned against single-use plastics as pollution wors- ens globally while President Emmanuel Macron has backed the move defending a “pragmatic” approach.The October decree covers for example the sale of under 1.5 kilos of apples.However, the full legislation will not be applied until 2026, allowing firms to adapt, in- cluding on the sale of red fruits considered fragile.Six months has also been granted to use up existing plas- tic packaging stocks.“We were never consulted,”complained Laurent Grandin, head of the fruit and vegetable sector’s Interfel association.He said the costs were “in- surmountable” for small com- panies who would have to keep using plastic to protect exports, notably to Britain, a major […]
France bans plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables
