In the name of the “fight for ecology”, tourists in European hotels will have to forget about free pleasant surprises from the hotel. Across Europe, hotels will be forced to ditch tourist-friendly amenities like miniature shampoos and shower gels. The declared goal is to reduce the amount of plastic waste.
The ban on the use of miniature plastic bottles is being introduced by the European Commission as part of the new EU-wide rules on packaging and waste. According to her statement, on average, each European produces almost 180 kg of packaging waste per year. “If no measures are taken, by 2030 the amount of packaging waste in the EU will increase by another 19%, and plastic packaging waste by even 46%. The new rules are aimed at stopping this trend,” the European Commission said.
They are confident that the new rules will “open up new business opportunities, especially for small companies, reduce the need for primary materials, increase recycling opportunities in Europe” and most importantly “make Europe less dependent on primary resources and external suppliers.” 2050 “will put the packaging sector on the path to climate neutrality”, so that does not mean.
“The proposals are key building blocks of the European Green Deal’s circular economy action plan and its aim to make sustainable products the norm. They also meet the specific requirements of Europeans, which were expressed at the Conference on the Future of Europe,” the European Commission adds. In addition to miniature hotel cosmetics, disposable packaging for food and beverages for consumption in restaurants and cafes and disposable packaging for fruits and vegetables will be eliminated first all.