In Lviv, they want to limit the use of disposable plastic bags in the retail networks of the city

The relevant decision during the meeting on November 9 will be considered by the executive committee of the Lviv city council.

In particular, owners of supermarkets and shops will be encouraged to offer customers an alternative to using disposable bags – paper bags, multiple bags, and the like. Also, retailers should develop a customer loyalty program to encourage the use of reusable packages.

At the same time, the Department of Humanitarian Policy of the Lviv City Council should carry out educational work in urban schools regarding the negative impact on the environment of plastic packaging. The Department of Economic Development of LGS should create points for receiving plastic bags.

According to the deputy mayor for development, Andrei Moskalenko, the mayor’s office will work out a mechanism for implementing this decision together with representatives of Lviv’s retail chains.

“Last year, Lviv was the first in Ukraine to adopt the“ Zero Waste ”strategy, which provides for a number of practices in reusing solid household waste and changing the approach to waste, defining it as a resource. One of the important decisions is the refusal of disposable packages and the use of reusable containers. Lviv already has many practices of using reusable packaging, so this decision will cause a big positive stir among residents of the city, ”he said.

Now 33 countries of the world, including France, Italy, Romania, Mongolia, Kenya, Madagascar have banned the use of plastic bags, another 53 countries have introduced a partial ban or tax on packages, and the European Parliament Committee on the Environment has voted to ban the use of disposable in the European Union since 2021 plastic products.

This decision was made by the deputies of the Slavskiy village OTG at the next session of the session on October 24, informs the Lviv Center for Local Government Development. Plastic bags are planning to replace paper bags and reusable fabric bags.