A novel proposal related to the reduction of plastic is circulating in France. It is about banning bottled water, as long as it is small in size.
The deputy Pierre Cazeneuve, from President Emmanuel Macron’s Renaissance party, presented a bill this week that could put an end to the classic 500 milliliter bottles.
No more bottled water: what does the project say
A project in France seeks to bid farewell to plastic bottles.
Cazeneuve described these bottles as “completely absurd”. Additionally, he referred to the consequences as an “environmental nonsense”.
Expanding on his comment, he said that small bottles “contain between 20 and 25 grams of plastic for only three or four sips of water”. However, he did not mention the larger bottles in the potential ban.
The proposal will have to go through several legislative procedures to become law. For this to happen, it must be debated in Parliament and gain the support of the majority of the deputies.
In the short term, it is not very likely to happen, as the current composition of the Government is not only deeply divided but also lacks a majority party in the Chamber.
However, if approved, many citizens would probably be in favor. A recent survey, conducted by OpinionWay for the charities Zero Waste France and No Plastic in My Sea, revealed that about two-thirds of the French would support the ban.
Plastic in France: what is the current situation
In France, at least 13,000 million plastic bottles are produced each year. A significant portion of them is not recycled, and a large number ends up in the oceans, causing significant environmental damage.
However, France already has extensive legislation on single-use plastics.
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