France is planning to introduce a penalty system for consumer goods packaged in non-recycled plastic.

The move is part of a pledge to use only recycled plastic nationwide by 2025, and will likely lead to an increase in the cost of consumer goods for products still contained in non-recycled plastic. A plastic bottle deposit-refund scheme is also planned for the coming years.

Under the scheme, products with recycled plastic packaging could cost up to 10% less, while those that use non-recycled plastic can cost up to 10% more. The French government also aims to increase taxes on burying trash in landfills while cutting recycling operation taxes.

France has already outlawed single-use plastic bags in supermarkets (unless they can be composted), and the country currently recycles around 25% of its plastic, according to 60 Million Consumers magazine. Supermarket chains Carrefour and Leclerc have also announced they are to stop selling plastic straws soon, before they are outlawed by 2020.