Swiss court suspends Geneva plan to ban single-use plastics

A Geneva court has suspended a ban on the sale and distribution of single-use plastics in the city, which was due to be introduced on January 1. This follows an appeal by Swiss retailers to the Federal Court. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox From January 1, a new law was due to come into force in Geneva that included a ban on distributing disposable plastics in restaurants and takeaway outlets, as well as in the food sections of supermarkets. But Swiss retailers Migros Geneva, Coop, Denner, Manor and Migrolino filed a joint appeal with the Federal Court two years ago, claiming that the ban infringes their economic freedom. They argue that the sector has already made sufficient efforts to reduce the utilisation of single-use plastic. + Geneva bans sale of single-use plastic on public land Another part of the law - the requirement for recyclers to incinerate in canton Geneva - is the subject of an appeal filed by the recycler Helvetia Environnement, which ...