EU strikes agreement to decrease packaging waste made of plastic

 The EU has agreed to ban plastic packaging in supermarkets, restaurants, and hotels, as part of a broader effort to reduce packaging waste.

From 2030, a deal will ban various single-use plastic packaging formats, including shrink-wrap for airport suitcases, under the agreement.

The EU countries and the European Parliament have set a target of 10% reusable packaging for alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages by the end of the decade, and agreed to ban "forever chemicals" from food packaging.

The agreement sets packaging reduction targets from 5% by 2030 to 15% by 2040, requiring EU countries to decrease plastic packaging waste.