Ketchup sachets will disappear from 2030. European Union regulations will ban the sale and use of these containers from this date in an effort to reduce daily consumption of plastic and single-use packaging. All this after, before summer, European Parliament will confirm a series of changes that will modify the mode of consumption as we know it until now. The regulation, which aims to combat the constant increase in waste, harmonize internal market rules and promote the circular economy, was approved by 476 votes in favor, 129 against and 24 abstentions.
Europe In the years to come, it is heading towards a process of change in terms of environmental awareness which will be reflected in the various laws that will be passed in the near future. Even if this comes at a cost for the citizens of the Member States, the European Parliament seems to want to impose with an iron fist everything related to green. The first victims will be ketchup sachets and other everyday containers, which will disappear as we know them in 2030.
At the end of April 2024, member countries of the European Union They voted in favor of eliminating this type of disposable packaging with the aim of reducing the amount of plastic packaging and products produced daily on the old continent. So not only will ketchup packets disappear, but the sale and use of sugar packets or even small personal hygiene containers used for plane travel, for example, will also be banned.
This law will mean that from 2030, restaurants, hotels and other establishments will be prohibited from making disposable products available to customers. The idea of the political representatives is that each citizen carries these containers with them. It should be remembered that last year 2021, the use of certain disposable plastics was already prohibited, such as plates, cutlery or traditional straws, which were replaced by cardboard straws in establishments offering fast food.
“The law sets precise reuse objectives by 2030 for packaging alcoholic drinks and non-alcoholic (except, for example, milk, wine, flavored wine, liqueurs), packaging for transport and sale, as well as collective packaging (which brings together several products),” reported the Union European.
Goodbye to ketchup and sugar packets
Just like plastic straws, ketchup sachets will disappear from 2030. sugar and other personal care products that are not of considerable size. “Certain types of single-use plastic packaging will be banned from January 1, 2030. These include packaging of unprocessed fresh fruit and vegetables, packaging of food and drinks served and consumed in cafes and restaurants , those in individual portions (for example, condiments, sauces, cream, sugar), small containers of personal hygiene products and very light plastic bags (less than fifteen microns)”, indicated the European Union on your website.
He European Parliament supported this decision, which represents another ban for citizens, in reports provided by Eurostat which highlight that between 2009 and 2010 the amount of packaging used daily increased by 20%. Apparently, in 2021, 84 tons of waste were generated in terms of packaging and 20% was plastic, a material that according to the European Union This ends up polluting the oceans and worsening the environmental crisis. As this organization reports, a single person generates 180 kilos of packaging per year and the new regulations aim to reduce it by up to 15% until 2040. All this thanks to radical measures that will change the way we consume one year to the next. as we know it in the European Union.
From now on, according to the new rules proposed by the European Union“All packaging (except those made of light wood, cork, textile, rubber, ceramic, porcelain and wax) must be recyclable, meeting strict criteria.”
