Waste downside: subsequently solely the skinny plastic bag

Germans eat much less plastic baggage, however the skinny bag deal with in supermarkets continues to be widespread. In 2018, prospects consumed a median of 37 of those baggage per capita.

The deal with for the skinny plastic bag continues to be broadly utilized in German grocery store fruit and vegetable departments. In line with the Federal Ministry of the Atmosphere, in 2018 customers consumed a median of 37 baggage per individual, solely two lower than in 2017 with a per capita consumption of 39 baggage.

Simply over three billion small baggage have been utilized in Germany final 12 months. That is the results of a response from the federal authorities to a request from the FDP parliamentary group, reviews the "Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung".

The Germans would even have used even thinner plastic baggage than in 2016 and 2015, because the per capita consumption was 36 items. Conversely, consumption of the frequent plastic bag has dropped dramatically. This has nearly halved since 2016 - from 45 to 24 in 2018.

Skinny plastic baggage are free

The rationale: many retailers now not distribute plastic baggage totally free, whereas on the grocery store within the fruit and vegetable division, skinny baggage are normally accessible totally free. Small baggage are additionally excluded from a European directive that reduces the consumption of plastic baggage on the continent.

Judith Skudelny, environmental spokeswoman for the FDP parliamentary group, criticized the Federal Atmosphere Minister Svenja Schulze (SPD), who threatens to fail together with her "symbolist coverage to scale back plastic waste": " your measurements stay fragmented and inconsistent, "stated Skudelny" New Osnabrück newspaper ".