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MEPs approve law to reduce growing stream of packaging waste

The European Parliament has adopted new binding targets for reuse, collection and recycling of packaging, and outright bans on a range of disposable plastic wrappers, miniature bottles and bags deemed unnecessary, but NGOs have raised another 'greenwashing' alarm.

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While lawmakers have balked at a total ban on disposable wrappers and cartons in fast-food restaurants, a range of familiar litter should soon be consigned to the dustbin of history under an agreement they hope will reverse the surging generation of packaging waste across the EU.

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As the EU debates rules to limit packaging waste, beer producers argue they are being unfairly discriminated against with exemptions for winemakers from reuse targets and deposit-return schemes, but one of Europe’s wine industry association chiefs says brewers should “mind their own business”.

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By designing solutions that meet market needs as well as address societal issues such as climate and food security, companies have the chance to blend profit with purpose and find that sweet spot where they can be simultaneously doing well and doing good, Adolfo Orive writes.

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Finland and Italy seek to hinder restrictions on single-use packaging

Two EU nations threaten to weaken reuse and waste targets ahead of next week's gathering of EU ministers in Brussels

13/12/2023

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Euroviews. Why reuse is not the silver bullet to a circular economy in Europe

Reuse can be useful when it comes to some items, but a broad-stroke target doesn’t work. The point of a circular economy is to take an approach which is tailored to the product, rather than a one-size-fits-all, Tahmid Chowdhury writes.

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The European Commission has now addressed cheese makers' concerns about the new packaging rules.

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Hailed as a ‘game changer’, the site is big enough to receive all plastic packaging waste generated from Swedish households.

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The unprecedented level of lobbying seen in Brussels these days around revamped packaging waste rules is making some politicians strangely hesitant, and the EU risks staying attached to single-use packaging and a throw-away economy, Aline Maigret writes.

23/10/2023

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Hotel miniature toiletries could be banned under new EU law

In Europe, each person generates almost 180 kg of packaging waste on average every year.

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According to a report by ocean advocacy organisation Oceana, Amazon’s plastic footprint increased by nearly a fifth (18 per cent) between 2020 and 2021.

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This is what the biggest brands need to do to reduce plastic waste

A new report from WWF tracks plastic use from companies like McDonald’s, Coca-Cola and Starbucks.

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Reuse and recycle: EU proposes revised rules to limit packaging waste

"By 2040 most coffees-to-go will come in a reusable cup, or a cup we bring ourselves," said European Commission executive VP Frans Timmermans.

30/11/2022

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This reusable McDonald’s packaging could be the future in Europe

The fast food giant is reportedly testing new options to comply with new legislation around packaging.

30/11/2022

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Black Friday highlights more than ever our need to shift to a circular economy, argues Tahmid Chowdhury in an opinion piece ahead of the EU plan to release a new packaging waste directive.

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Spain is banning fruit and veg wrapped in plastic in 2023

With a ban on plastic wrapped fruit and veg expected in 2023 in Spain, manufacturers and retailers have concerns around its effect on food waste and the nation’s health.

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The number of adults recycling their plastic waste is high but their understanding of what happens to it is lacking.

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Dry ice, shipping labels and packing tape were on hand as workers in face masks and gloves prepared the packages of vaccine doses.

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