The Council formally adopted a regulation on packaging and packaging waste
European Union
Dec 17, 2024
The new rules will significantly reduce the generation of packaging waste by setting binding re-use targets, restricting certain types of single-use packaging and requiring economic operators to minimise the packaging used. The regulation covers the full life cycle of packaging.
The new rules comprise, among others, the following requirements for packaging:
- 2030 and 2040 targets for a minimum percentage of recycled content (up to 65% for single use plastic bottles by 2040).
- Minimising the weight and volume of packaging and avoiding unnecessary packaging.
- Minimising substances of concern, including restricting placing on the market food contact packaging containing per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (pfas) if they exceed certain thresholds.
Labelling, marking and information requirements (e.g. on material composition or recycled content) should facilitate consumer sorting and consumer choices.
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