The Confederation of the European Paper Industry (Cepi) has issued a response to the European Commission’s legislative proposal for packaging and packaging waste. The Commission intends to replace the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive with a Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. Among the key goals of the new legislation is reducing the amount of packaging waste generated. The change from a Directive to a Regulation is intended to bring about greater harmonisation in the application of EU packaging law in the member states, and to strengthen the internal market.
Cepi feels that the targets set out in the proposed revision are right but has identified shortcomings in the way that they are implemented. The Commission calls for action to foster multi-use packaging. “If adopted, the reuse targets provided in the Commission proposal will disrupt the highly performant recycling system that the paper and board industry has invested in and committed to further improve,” the Confederation writes....
