The Local France https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed What you need to know about France's ban on plastic bags Plastic bags are banned in France as of today, July 1st, although it’s a little bit more complicated than that. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160701/what-does-frances-ban-on-plastic-bags-actually-mean Fri, 01 Jul 2016 12:10:52 +0200 what-does-frances-ban-on-plastic-bags-actually-mean France to ban plastic bags from March 2016 Single use plastic bags are set to disappear from French checkouts by the end of March 2016, the ecology minister said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151229/france-to-ban-plastic-bags-from-march-2016 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 11:33:50 +0100 france-to-ban-plastic-bags-from-march-2016 France moves step closer to plastic bag ban The prospect of a nationwide plastic bag ban in France moved a step closer this week with the proposal included in the government’s energy bill that was debated in Parliament. Paris is leading the race to be the country’s first plastic bag free city. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141002/france-plastic-bag-ban-supermarkets Thu, 02 Oct 2014 11:32:07 +0200 france-plastic-bag-ban-supermarkets