EU - A New Proposal for Packaging and Packaging Waste

This draft Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste aims to harmonize the rules for placing packaging on the EU market while fostering packaging sustainability and circularity. It lays down sustainability requirements for placing packaging on the EU market related to its composition, design with the view to packaging minimization, recyclability, use of secondary raw materials in plastic packaging, compostability and requirements on reusable packaging. 

In order to reduce the generation of packaging waste, it restricts the use of some packaging formats and establishes obligations on economic operators and Member States, including packaging reuse and waste prevention targets. As regards recycling targets and the related rules on their calculation, it maintains obligations from the existing EU packaging legislation.

Final date for comment: May 28, 2023