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Is PLA or CPLA cutlery allowed in the EU?

Is PLA or CPLA cutlery allowed in the EU?
Short answerNo. Under the EU Single-Use Plastics Directive, bio-based and biodegradable plastics such as PLA and CPLA count as plastic, so single-use cutlery made from them cannot be placed on the EU market.

In more detail

The Directive has banned single-use plastic cutlery, plates, straws, stirrers and expanded polystyrene food containers since 2021. The definition of plastic does not depend on where the polymer comes from, so plant-based PLA is treated the same way as oil-based PP.

For EU buyers we supply birch wood or bamboo cutlery instead. Both are accepted in every market we serve and can carry a printed or engraved logo.

Basis: EU Directive 2019/904 (Single-Use Plastics Directive). Rules summarised as of October 2026; confirmed per order.

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