FRANCE The French Government has announced that it intends to ban the destruction of unsold non-food products from 2022 as part of a move to a circular economy.Companies will have to repurpose,reuse or recycle all unsold goods or face a penalty.The law will cover cosmetics but certain product categories will be exempt for safety reasons.The move is part of a draft anti-waste law that is set to be put before the Cabinet in July this year.The plan is that the ban will take place in two tranches,given that some industries currently do not have recycling procedures in place.For products such as textiles and electrical and electronic equipment,the ban will come into force in 2022.Cosmetics will fall into the second phase,which will come into force in 2024.
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