France became the first country of the world to take the initiative and ban disposable cups and plates made-up of plastics (Eastaugh, para. 1). This ban will go into effect in the country by January 2020. The country also hopes to become leader of the world in the environmental and energy solutions. Due to the heavy amount of solid waste, France is facing many environmental issues too. Water pollution is on the top out of all other environmental issues in the country. This ban is also supposed to help with the conservation of the natural water resources. Many have appreciated this ban and happily accepted it, but there are some people/organizations who opposed it too. For example, according to Eastaugh (para. 9-11), Pack2GoEurope is an industry association which represents the Europe’s leading food-packaging manufacturers. It is thinking to take legal action against France regarding this new French measure. According to the industry, this measure violates the EU law on the free movement of the goods because the packaging-material which meets the hygiene requirements and could be composted in the domestic composter doesn’t
France became the first country of the world to take the initiative and ban disposable cups and plates made-up of plastics (Eastaugh, para. 1). This ban will go into effect in the country by January 2020. The country also hopes to become leader of the world in the environmental and energy solutions. Due to the heavy amount of solid waste, France is facing many environmental issues too. Water pollution is on the top out of all other environmental issues in the country. This ban is also supposed to help with the conservation of the natural water resources. Many have appreciated this ban and happily accepted it, but there are some people/organizations who opposed it too. For example, according to Eastaugh (para. 9-11), Pack2GoEurope is an industry association which represents the Europe’s leading food-packaging manufacturers. It is thinking to take legal action against France regarding this new French measure. According to the industry, this measure violates the EU law on the free movement of the goods because the packaging-material which meets the hygiene requirements and could be composted in the domestic composter doesn’t