Soon French picnickers won't be able to sup wine from plastic goblets or cut the Camembert cheese with plastic knives. And parents will have to make sure they hand out paper cups and plates at their kids birthday parties. The plastic ban law was hidden away in the “transition to green energy” bill that was passed in summer 2015. Well every year some 4.73 billion plastic cups are thrown away in France, with only a paltry one percent being recycled. As well as the impact on the environment there are also concerns that the plastic cups when used to serve hot drinks can have a negative impact on health.

Source: The Local September 13, 2016 13:30 UTC