Industry company Metsä Board has started production of an improved, recyclable paperboard variety with a so-called "grease and moisture barrier" (the paperboard does not absorb grease or moisture). Official production began back in 2019, the new paperboard variety contains no plastic and is recyclable together with "ordinary" paperboard varieties.
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In recent weeks, both in the Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers, the thesis has been heard once again: “We must act this way, otherwise there will be penalties, infringement procedures, etc.” Often, such a pseudo-argument completely excludes reasonable disputes, discussions, or alternatives, forcing those responsible to make decisions hastily and not always in the interests of Latvia. Why is that?
Old habits are hardening - someone somewhere knows better, let us rely on them
Lack of sufficient capacity or laziness to defend a different point of view
A generation of cabinet officials has been created who are accustomed to accepting rather than delving into matters
This is a serious problem for Latvia for which no solution is being sought. It will probably be all right somehow...
Plastic-free, technologically advanced paperboard
