France is set to become the latest nation to ban single-use plastic bags in shops following a vote in the National Assembly Friday on a wide-ranging Energy Transition bill.
The ban will come into force in 2016 if the bill is approved by the Senate, although it will not apply to re-usable or biodegradable bags.
The proposed law will also outlaw disposable plastic cutlery and crockery by 2020, a measure introduced by members of France’s EELV Green Party which wanted the rule enforced by 2017.