A minister at McDo.
On the occasion of the end of disposable dishes in fast food chains, effective since January 1, the Minister of Ecological Transition Christophe Béchu is expected this Monday noon in a McDonald's restaurant in Le Mans (Sarthe).
He will be accompanied by the Secretary of State for Ecology Bérangère Couillard.
The program transmitted by the ministry specifies that the two members of the government will discuss with the teams and the customers on the ban on disposable tableware, before answering questions from the press.
This move comes the day after the entry into force of one of the key provisions of the Agec law (anti-waste for a circular economy), adopted in February 2020.
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Since January 1, fast food restaurants like McDonald's or Burger King can no longer serve single-use tableware to their customers who eat on the spot, even if it is made of cardboard.
Meals must now be served on washable and reusable dishes.
The only exception concerns the paper that surrounds the sandwich, in order to prevent it from falling apart.
This measure also applies only to brands serving more than 20 covers simultaneously.
It "
will make it possible to put an end to the waste of 20 billion plates, cups, cutlery and any other disposable container each year in fast food
", says the Ministry of Ecological Transition in a press release.
Checks will be carried out by inspectors from the Regional Directorates for the Environment, Planning and Housing (Dreal) and the General Directorate for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (DGCCRF), to ensure ensure the implementation of this provision.
Fifth-class fines and daily penalties could be imposed on recalcitrant restaurants, according to information from BFMTV.
