ECOLOGICAL BERRY PACKAGING AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO PLASTIC CONTAINERS

Abstract

Berry growers in both Europe and Ukraine are now abandoning the use of plastic packaging, replacing it with more environmentally friendly options. In 2021, a ban on the sale of any disposable plastic tableware came into force in the European Union. This means that you will no longer be able to buy plates, cutlery, sugar sticks, drinking tubes, cotton swabs, bags, balloon sticks and some food containers. Also by 2029, Europe plans to collect 90% of used plastic bottles for recycling. Since 2019 shops in the EU have been banned from distributing plastic bags for free, so many consumers have switched to paper and reusable counterparts.