Plastic in bottled water: these brands identified in France as least affected A new consumer study claims four popular brands offer the safest water to drink
Doorstep milk deliveries now available in 17 French cities A growing start-up is trying to help consumers break their single-use plastic bottle habit
Claim money back at French supermarkets by recycling plastic bottles A startup hopes to improve PET recycling rates but some politicians oppose the venture
news Artist鈥檚 huge tap work on show in Paris to highlight plastic waste The Canadian behind the work hopes to make people aware of the issue of single-use plastics in his latest project, which is on displaying for the public for the first time
French firm finds way to recycle single-use masks A start-up company claims it has developed a system to recycle single-use plastic-fibre surgical masks.
Fight plastic waste: Refill water bottles at French store Shoppers in France can now buy self-service filtered water in bulk, as more consumers are choosing to buy their food using their own reusable containers, in a bid to cut down on plastic packaging and waste.
New laws and changes in France: July 2020 From litter and drug use fines to the temporary unemployment scheme, here are the new laws and changes to note this month.
Plastic-eating enzyme 鈥榬evolutionises recycling鈥� A French company whose plastic-eating enzyme technology could revolutionise recycling is due to have a plant up and running by next year.
France gets 鈥榠llegal waste鈥� sent back from Malaysia France is one of four developed nations set to have its allegedly illegal plastic waste 鈥渟ent back鈥� on some of the 150 shipping containers ordered by Malaysia this week.
French MPs back plan to ban single-use plastic by 2040 ... but critics argue the measures should be enforced much earlier
French trainers made of sea-dumped plastic Two friends, shocked at the amount of plastic dumped in the Mediterranean off Marseille, have set up a business 鈥� turning bottles into trainers.
Green news in France: October 2019 A monthly update on environmental events and occurrences in France: water bottles, autoroute littering, anti-pollution protests and rye straws innovation
Plastic waste on way back to France Tonnes of plastic waste are being sent back to France after Malaysia, the world鈥檚 biggest importer, closed its doors.
Paris aims to be 鈥榩lastic free鈥� by 2024 Olympic Games The city of Paris is aiming to be 鈥減lastic free鈥� by the 2024 Olympic Games, as part of a wider ecological pledge, mayor Anne Hidalgo has said, in a bid to 鈥渁ccelerate the ecological transition鈥� of the capital.
Plastic-powered boat can save oceans from plastic Every minute 18 tonnes of plastic enter the world鈥檚 oceans and multiple studies show 99% of it sinks to the ocean floor to kill marine life.
France plans single-use plastic ban as movement grows French MP and environmental activist Nicolas Hulot is planning to ban dozens of single-use plastic objects in France by 2025, in a bid to replace them with biodegradable alternatives.
Tourists in France 'swimming in a plastic soup' Figures show French fail to recycle more than half the 25million plastic bottles they use every day, as WWF France releases report that says tourists at the Mediterranean are swimming in a 'plastic soup'
Floating 鈥榮ea bins鈥� come to France鈥檚 ocean ports Floating sea 鈥渞ubbish bins鈥� that suck up rubbish in the ocean and improve seawater quality are to be adopted across the country after being successfully tested in the H茅rault (Occitanie).
Plastic Attack excess plastic campaign comes to Paris A campaign against excess plastic packaging in supermarkets dubbed 鈥渙peration Plastic Attack鈥�, with the social media hashtag #RidiculousPackaging, is to launch in Paris.
Government seeks return to old 鈥榗onsigne鈥� recycling The government is proposing a return to the 鈥渃onsigne鈥� deposit recycling system, in which shoppers bring their empty bottles back to the shop to recycle them in exchange for small sums of cash.
Recycling bins turn your plastic bottles into cash Only one in two plastic bottles is recycled in France but the recycling firm R茅co-France aims to boost this with new-style recycling bins that give cash vouchers in return for bottles.
