While debating plastic straws, the #EU could focus on outlawing plastic packaging for all groceries that don't require it (e.g. some companies already sell pasta in paper wrapping) as well as outlawing double wrapping wherever possible.

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I mean, here in Germany, we have double wrapped chocolate puff pastry bread rolls. I can see why the outer layer has to be there, but for the inner layer, this has to be mere convenience. Back in the day people used lunch boxes or (not my day) grease-proof paper or used bread bags