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2023. november 23., csütörtök 12:13 |
European Parliament improves rules on packaging recyclability but takes a risky bet on recycled plastic content |
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Strasbourg, 23 November, 2023 (APA/OTS) - Today, the European Parliament adopted its negotiating position on the Commission proposal for a Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste (PPWR). "This represents an important and long-awaited step forward in the legislative process which gets us closer to finalizing a text that will change the future of the way we package products for decades to come" states Guido Aufdemkamp, Executive Director of Flexible Packaging Europe. |
Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE), representing flexible packaging
suppliers across materials, welcomes the improvements on several
points of the Commission's original proposal. For example:
- Clearer deadlines for recyclability requirements will allow the
industry to properly adapt packaging designs and scale up collection
and recycling infrastructures.
- Exemptions from specific reuse targets for fundamental flexible
transport packaging used in direct contact with food were necessary
to ensure the safe movement of food around the EU by reducing food
waste, emissions, avoiding contamination and enabling reuse of rigid
containers.
Member States will also have to scale up efforts to separately
collect packaging but, unfortunately, it would be only voluntary for
Member States to sort waste that is not separately collected in
order to capture recyclable packaging.
Parts of the Parliament's PPWR text still remain challenging,
namely the new ban on Grade D recyclability performance grade which
hinders innovation and could have a significant impact on different
packaging formats. Also, the lack of a proper safeguard clauses to
avoid the risks of potential lack of availability of recycled
plastics or adverse effects on human or animal health, security of
food supply or the environment might cause disruption in the
supplies of packaging and packaged goods, especially for food. This
risk is particularly impacting SMEs.
Equally concerning is the decision of the European Parliament to
weaken a full harmonization of the PPWR, particularly by granting
freedom to Member States to adopt more stringent national measures.
The industry needs a strong single market and homogeneous
legislation across the EU to operate.
It is now up to the Council to make sure that these remaining
issues are properly addressed during interinstitutional negotiations.
"PPWR signifies a great opportunity to scale up circularity and
lower the total environmental impacts of production and consumption
of packaging and packaged goods by minimizing the resources used and
boosting recyclability", Guido Aufdemkamp added. Flexible Packaging
Europe is looking forward to the next steps of the legislative
process, particularly the Council General Approach, due to be
adopted by the end of the year. We look forward to continuing to
share our expertise with policy makers and support them in achieving
an ambitious and enforceable agreement on the PPWR."
- Picture is available at AP
(https://apmultimedianewsroom.com/multimedia-newsroom/partners/news-aktuell)-
Further information: Patrick Altenstrasser, Manager Communications
(altenstrasser@flexpack-europe.org)
About Flexible Packaging Europe
Flexible Packaging Europe (FPE) is the industry association
representing the interests of more than 80 small, medium-sized
companies, and multinational manufacturers. Those operate with
workforce of 57,000+ people at more than 350 sites all over Europe.
The member companies account for more than 85% of European sales of
flexible packaging made of different materials, mainly plastics,
aluminium, and paper. More than half of all food products sold on
the European retail markets are packed with flexible packaging. More info at www.flexpack-europe.org
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