Pay extra for plastic fries trays, but sustainability is not forthcoming

Omroep Brabant

Pay extra for plastic fries trays, but sustainability is not forthcoming

It was a big announcement last year: you have to pay extra at a coffee shop or a snack bar for a plastic recycled bag. And that led to a storm of criticism from entrepreneurs and customers, where the cabinet decided it wouldn't be regulated for the time being. But that doesn't mean that the consumer tax that's been introduced on plastic is gone. "I'm paying five cents per bag." The government had hoped that plastic recycled food would be elimina…