No plastic sorbets in the city | They forbid …

From today, stores, hotels, restaurants and clubs in the city of Buenos Aires will no longer be able to offer plastic sorbets to their customers. In six months, its use and sale will be completely prohibited, according to a resolution signed yesterday by the Government of Buenos Aires.

"This is a step towards reducing the use of single-use plastics, which have a huge impact on the environment." Since the city, we have joined to promote and reduce the consumption of sorbets, as we did with the bags, "he said. the Minister of the Environment and Public Spaces, Eduardo Macchiavelli.

According to the document signed by the Ministry of the Environment and Public Spaces, as of the entry into force of this resolution, it will no longer be possible to offer or place plastic sorbets at single use at the customer's sight. After six months, it will be prohibited the use, delivery and sale of these items.

The measure concerns 4 and 5-star hotels, shopping malls, shopping malls and outdoor shopping centers, premises with more than three hundred people per event, establishments belonging to commercial chains, dance halls and dance halls. stores where they are served and sold. meals and drinks.

In Argentina, cities like Pinamar, Villa Gesell, Mar del Plata, Mar Chiquita, Mendoza, Ushuaia have already banned the use of sorbets, while worldwide, California, New York, Rio de Janeiro, Galapagos and Vancouver alike. It is estimated that 62% of plastic production is for packaging and single-use products such as sorbets.

"We are convinced that something similar to what happened at the end of the delivery of the bags, something the neighbors thought was natural, is very simple and progressive. It's a step towards a greener and more sustainable city, "said Macchiavelli.