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The Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD
– Directive 94/62/EC) lays down measures to prevent
the production of packaging waste, and to promote
reuse of packaging and recycling and other forms
of recovering packaging waste. It also sets out the
requirements that all packaging placed on the EU
market must meet. These provisions are designed to
reduce the disposal of packaging waste and to promote
a more circular economy. As part of the European
Green Deal and the new circular economy action plan,
the European Commission put forward a revision of
the PPWD in November 2022. The initiative’s objective
is to ensure that all packaging is reusable or recyclable
in an economically feasible way by 2030. The aim is
to reinforce the essential requirements for packaging
to ensure its reuse and recycling, boost the uptake
of recycled content, and improve the requirements’
enforceability. Measures are also envisaged to tackle
over-packaging and reduce packaging waste. On 19
December 2024 the European Council formally adopted
this regulation on packaging and packaging waste. This
document describes some of the main impacts of the
regulation.
Link to regulation: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj/eng
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