WHAT IS THE EUROPEAN DIRECTIVE ON PACKAGING AND PACKAGING WASTE?
Packaging and Recycling Requirements: The European Union’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive, which entered into force in 1994, guided member states efforts to harmonize national measures on the management of packaging waste to ensure that member states’ restrictions on packaging do not create barriers to trade within the EU. Furthermore, the Directive is intended to reduce the overall impact of packaging and packaging waste on the environment. The Directive covers a variety of packaging (paper, cardboard, glass, plastic and metal) and calls for measures to prevent the production of packaging waste and reuse, recycle and recover packaging. The Directive sets targets for both recovery and recycling of waste by member states. These must be achieved by 2001 (2006 for Greece, Ireland and Portugal), after which they are to be reviewed. The Directive also requires member states to ensure that 50-65% of all waste is recovered from the waste stream and between 25-45% is recycled. Article
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