2018/0665/B
EC/EFTA
BE Belgique
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2019-03-22
2019-01-03

Single-use plastic containers used for food and drink

Draft Decree of the Walloon Government banning the use of certain single-use plastic utensils in establishments open to the public

Progressive ban on the use of single-use plastic utensils for eating in or taking away, in establishments offering food and drink to the public.

The ban concerns a number of types of plastic utensils for food use, as well as the stems attached to balloons.

The draft regulation provides for an exemption for events drawing large numbers of people, and it permits exceptions to be made in health care establishments and schools, according to need.