Mayors of France denounce a measure "anti-ecological, under cover of green varnish" European targets for plastic bottle collection rates are 90% in 2029, but France caps below 60%. Plastic packaging not being collected or sorted in most street bins or workplaces.
"Intellectual scam, +greenwashing+, false instructions, dismantling of the public waste collection and sorting service," say the mayors' associations. "Plastic bottles represent "less than 1% of household waste" and "are among the best recovered plastic waste"