France’s plastic packaging ban on fruit & veg ignores interconnected sustainability challenges
By Professor Edward Kosior, founder of Nextek.
The initial excitement surrounding the French ban on plastic packaging for large numbers of fruits and vegetables needs to be tempered with a closer look at the wider impact this law is likely to have, argues plastics recycling expert Professor Edward Kosior. In this Expert View, the Nextek founder calls for a holistic approach that examines all facets of the issue.


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