15 days ago
Food Navigator
No to single-use plastic, yes to multi-use packagingA focus on disposable plastics has already seen single-use plastic plates, cutlery, straws, balloon sticks, and cotton buds, banned in the markets of EU Member States, as of 2 July 2021. The ban will include single-use plastic plates, trays, bowls, cutler, balloon sticks, and certain types of polystyrene cups and food containers. Tackling food waste: from ‘dumpster diving’ to ‘best before’ datesFood waste is priority for policymakers across the bloc. Food waste in Germany is estimated at 11m tons a year, press spokesperson Christian Böttcher told DW, who believes the food industry is being unfairly targeted as it is responsible for just 7% of the country’s food waste. In recent years, Danish food waste start-up Too Good To Go has partnered with food brands to amend ‘best before’ labelling on certain products to ‘best before, often good after’.
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