The French Parliament's lower chamber passed a law to ban all single-use plastic products and packaging after 2040
The French Parliament's lower chamber late Thursday passed a law to ban all single-use plastic products and packaging after 2040, as well as a raft of measures to ramp up reuse and recycling.Backpedaling on key measures to cut plastic waste left some skeptical that the government was serious about dealing with the waste problem, and blurred the message on its green push.
Environmentalists complained that the 2040 deadline, plus targets for ending the use of plastic cups, plates, cutlery and straws starting in 2021 — instead of 2020 as originally planned — are too slow.earlier this month that plastic producers “will continue business as usual to produce and use plastics for another generation.”: “This is a demanding law which is crucial for delivering the ecological transition.
French lawmakers from the Parliament's two chambers are expected to iron out the final version of the law in January.of the EU Waste Framework Directive, and outlines targets for waste reduction, collection and recycling, and aims to foster the circularity of the economy by encouraging reuse and repair practices.adopted a year ago that banned a range of items — from cotton buds to balloon sticks, straws and plates — from 2021.
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