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PARIS — Plastic forks, disposable diapers — if it hurts the environment, make it cost more. That’s the message France’s government wants to send with a raft of proposed new taxes.
France’s ecology minister said Sunday the government is considering a “picnic tax” on disposable dishes to encourage people to use reusable plates and cups instead.
Speaking on Europe-1 radio, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet said the plan wouldn’t stop at picnicware. For example, she said, “We could make it so that in all public maternity wards, you would be taught to use washable diapers.”
She said the plan could be spread to other products, from paints to household appliances and detergents.
