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Compostable wine bottle cork to be made at French factory

The biodegradable cork is formed using plant-based glue that will breakdown naturally with other green waste

‘Biodegradable’ plastic should not go in compost bins in France

Even ‘biodegradable’ or ‘compostable’ plastic does not fully decompose and poses a danger to public health, says French health agency

Researchers developing plastics that biodegrade in seawater

Bacteria is being used in the fight against global waste by Jean-François Ghiglione, French research director at the Oceanological Observatory

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Bid adieu to plastic picnics | James Harrington

Something to consider when you next buy a cup of lukewarm coffee-ish liquid from a vending machine: in France alone, an estimated 4.73 BILLION single-use plastic cups are thrown away every year.

French prefecture rejects Briton's long-stay EU residency card request
Mystery over how French driving fines continue to reach UK addresses
Human error may have caused Val Thorens ski lift crash, says prosecutor
French inheritance law: ‘We are being forced to sell our home and leave the country’
Photos: Up to 200 deer emerge from morning fog in France
French supermarket launches ‘shop trucks’ to drive around rural areas
Motorway crash, drivers stranded, power cuts: Storm Caetano wreaks havoc across France

Biodegradable

Compostable wine bottle cork to be made at French factory

‘Biodegradable’ plastic should not go in compost bins in France

Researchers developing plastics that biodegrade in seawater

Bid adieu to plastic picnics | James Harrington

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French prefecture rejects Briton's long-stay EU residency card request

Mystery over how French driving fines continue to reach UK addresses

Human error may have caused Val Thorens ski lift crash, says prosecutor

French inheritance law: ‘We are being forced to sell our home and leave the country’

Photos: Up to 200 deer emerge from morning fog in France

French supermarket launches ‘shop trucks’ to drive around rural areas

Motorway crash, drivers stranded, power cuts: Storm Caetano wreaks havoc across France