France – vegetables without plastic – economy

Around 30 types of fruit and vegetables will only be allowed to be sold in France without plastic packaging from next year. The responsible ministries announced a corresponding regulation. Consumers will only find cucumbers, potatoes, carrots, leeks, zucchini, aubergines and cauliflower on the vegetable shelf without plastic packaging. In the case of fruit, apples, pears and oranges are affected. With the ban, the French government wants to reduce waste. It is estimated that 37 percent of the vegetables and fruits are currently sold packaged, the ministries said. The rules should therefore save more than a billion plastic packaging annually.