08 Oct 2021 --- Plastic packaging for fruit and vegetable products weighing less than 1.5 kg will be banned throughout Spain from 2023, under a new draft of environmental legislation being finalized by the government. Stipulated in a Royal Decree on packaging and waste, the measures will also seek to restrict the use of plastic bottles for water, according to sources revealed by national news organization El País. If ratified, the rulings will impact small retailers and supermarkets alike.