The European Parliament in Brussels honoured an initiative by Monaco’s City Hall during an exhibition titled ‘Tourism for Europe, Europe for Tourism” which took place in January 2026. Organized by the European Travel Commission, the exhibition highlighted 35 European practices which illustrated how tourism can act positively for the environment, and for local communities.
The Principality of Monaco was selected in the “Nature” category for “La Petite Boîte”, an operation supported and launched by the Monaco City Hall ten years ago with the aim of fighting food waste.
“The Monaco City Hall is very proud to have seen this flagship initiative of its environmental policy highlighted during this European event,” said Monaco’s City Hall in a recent press release.
Marjorie Crovetto, 2nd Deputy Mayor in charge of Living Environment, Environment and Sustainable Development, travelled to Brussels from 26 to 27 January to represent Monaco. She was welcomed to the event by His Excellency Frédéric Labarrere, Ambassador of the Principality of Monaco to the Kingdom of Belgium. There, Marjorie Crovetto had the opportunity to discuss other environmental initiatives implemented by Monaco’s City Hall at the European level. Estelle Antognelli, head of the Corporate Social Responsibility unit within the Monaco Tourist and Convention Authority, was also in attendance.
Selected from initiatives across Europe, “La Petite Boîte” (The Little Box) was chosen as a best practice example for its pragmatic and accessible approach. Launched in 2016 by the Monaco City Council and implemented in close collaboration with the Principality’s restaurateurs, this initiative provides “practical and elegant boxes” allowing customers to take home their uneaten food. The boxes are 100% recyclable and are offered to restaurant owners free of charge by Monaco’s City Hall. In ten years, it has become widely adopted across Monaco, with 17,000 boxes distributed to date, preventing an equivalent number of meals from going to waste.
