Will The EU’s Flagship Packaging Legislation Be The Largest Driver Of Plastic Waste Reduction?
Or will politics get in the way? The European Union (EU) is in the midst of revising its rules around packaging and packaging waste, with the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) being proposed. This will be a pivotal moment for the packaging sector, but politics may get in the way when EU parliamentary elections are in June 2024. PPWR has many crucial aspects, including its five most important: All packaging must be ‘recyclable’ by 2030, recycled ‘at scale’ and Recycled material must be used in new plastic packaging by 2030 and 2040.
Publicerad : 2 år sedan förbi Andy Nelson i Environment
Or will politics get in the way?
Authored by David Buckby – Senior Research Analyst, Films and Flexible Packaging at Wood Mackenzie
The European Union (EU) is in the midst of revising its rules around packaging and packaging waste – again. It asserts that legislation must be revised to align with its wider goal of creating a low-carbon circular economy.
Despite several previous attempts to take a tougher stance, the reality is that even up to 2023, the EU’s regulation of packaging has been relatively light touch.
Its latest effort – the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) – looks set to change things. If a version of PPWR enters into force that resembles something close to what is being proposed, then it will be a pivotal moment for the packaging sector. The impact will not be minimal this time.
However, politics may get in the way. EU parliamentary elections are in June 2024. PPWR must be agreed by then, otherwise the process must restart with a new set of MEPs. This is a very tight timetable.
How can PPWR be transformative?
PPWR has many crucial aspects. The following are perhaps its five most important:
• All packaging must be ‘recyclable’ by 2030 and recycled ‘at scale’ by 2035
• Recycled material must be used in new plastic packaging by 2030 and 2040
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