In the Corona-pandemic, the Restaurants and Bars are closed, is a boom in delivery services. Many companies are packaging your food in disposable plastic, the garbage is piling up. The Federal environment Minister, Svenja Schulze (SPD) wants to oblige restaurateurs now for all the courts except the house of returnable packaging. The from a this amendment to the packaging act, reported the “Bild am Sonntag”. The new requirement should be introduced on Wednesday to the Cabinet, and also for the sale of coffee apply, reported in the ARD-capital Studio.
However, the law is still in the making. The Reusable requirement is intended to apply from January 2023 for the so-called last distributor, so all of the restaurateurs, caterers and delivery services. Be excluded farms with less than 80 square meters of space and a maximum of five employees. For branches of large chains, this exception does not apply to ARD information, however.
The reusable Alternative should not cost more, no quality loss, and easily visible to be advertised. Disposable Cup or container should, however, remain possible.
“Even disposable plastic in many Restaurants, snack bars and cafes the rule,” said Schulze of the “picture on Sunday”. “My goal is that reusable to-go is the new Standard. Therefore, I want to commit to the gastronomy, in the future, in addition to disposable and reusable packaging.”
Hotel and restaurant Association, criticized the project
The chief Executive of the Hotel and restaurant Association, Ingrid Hartges, criticized the timing of the assault. “The discussion of a multi-duty for absolute out of time,” she said the “BamS” with a view to the particularly fierce effects of Corona-crisis on the catering. “Delivery and collection services are currently the Only thing keeping the industry alive. The last thing the catering needs now is the prospect of additional costs and documentation requirements,” warned the Association’s boss.
The Vice-Minister President of the Saarland, Anke Rehlinger (SPD), said, meanwhile, to extend the VAT reduction on food in the Restaurant until the end of the year. As things Stand the tax reduction from 19 to 7 percent of the 30 to. June ends. “The VAT reduction will take to the Farce, the longer the Shutdown,” said Rehlinger, the “BamS”. “In closed Restaurants after all, no one can eat.”
