<story><title>Spain will ban selling fruit and vegetables in plastic containers starting 2023</title><url>https://www.hortidaily.com/article/9357439/spain-will-ban-selling-fruit-and-vegetables-in-plastic-containers-starting-2023/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>zwieback</author><text>Yay, I&amp;#x27;m also in favor of heavily taxing the horrible packaging of consumer goods shipped from overseas. I don&amp;#x27;t have any illusions we can shift mass manufacturing back to the US, that doesn&amp;#x27;t make any sense, but I think we should force our suppliers to use more sustainable packaging, even if the prices go up.</text></comment>
<story><title>Spain will ban selling fruit and vegetables in plastic containers starting 2023</title><url>https://www.hortidaily.com/article/9357439/spain-will-ban-selling-fruit-and-vegetables-in-plastic-containers-starting-2023/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>matsemann</author><text>The packaging is to reduce food waste. Will it be a net loss or a win for the environment with more produce going bad?</text></comment>