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09-17-2016, 09:53 PM
France is the first country to ban all plastic plates and cups
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Say goodbye to plastic plates in France.*
The country is the first to ban all plastic cups, plates and silverware in a law that will take full effect in 2020. The measure was passed last month, but businesses have until 2020 to fully comply, according to the Associated Press (http://bigstory.ap.org/article/54a14fa0bee742618906007606a39166/france-bid-adieu-plastic-dishes-controversial-ban).
All disposable dishes in France will instead have to be made from biologically sourced materials. The products must be able to be composted.*
France banned plastic bags in July, a move other countries have also made, but France is the first to extend these types of bans to plastic cutlery and dishes.*
France has been a leader on climate change and hosted the Paris Climate Change Conference in 2015.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/17/france-plastic-cups-ban/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Say goodbye to plastic plates in France.*
The country is the first to ban all plastic cups, plates and silverware in a law that will take full effect in 2020. The measure was passed last month, but businesses have until 2020 to fully comply, according to the Associated Press (http://bigstory.ap.org/article/54a14fa0bee742618906007606a39166/france-bid-adieu-plastic-dishes-controversial-ban).
All disposable dishes in France will instead have to be made from biologically sourced materials. The products must be able to be composted.*
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France has been a leader on climate change and hosted the Paris Climate Change Conference in 2015.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/09/17/france-plastic-cups-ban/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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