{"id":4565,"date":"2022-11-30T15:50:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T14:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reset.earth\/?p=4565"},"modified":"2025-03-27T16:04:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T15:04:59","slug":"press-release-revision-of-the-packaging-and-packaging-waste-directive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reset.earth\/en\/press-release-revision-of-the-packaging-and-packaging-waste-directive\/","title":{"rendered":"PRESS RELEASE : Revision of the packaging and packaging waste directive"},"content":{"rendered":"
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30th Nobember 2022<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Today, the European Commission has published its long-awaited proposal for a review of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive. The revision follows up on the European Green Deal, where the Commission commits to ensure that plastic packaging is reusable or recyclable in an economically viable manner by 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The proposal will contribute to advance the green transition \u2013 it is a step forward in reducing packaging waste generation by driving design for reuse and recyclability of packaging. It is also a step forward in ensuring the well-functioning of the market for secondary raw materials and supporting compliance with recycling targets for packaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The proposed rules amending the essential requirement to improve design for reuse and promote high quality recycling could, however, benefit from real-life cases and studies on reuse schemes and substitution solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

R3PACK project<\/u><\/a> aims at developing sustainable fiber-based and plastic-free technologies and fostering reuse schemes. R3PACK outcomes will be a relevant tool for decision-makers when assessing the European Commission\u2019s proposal and its efficiency and effectiveness to tackle the negative impacts on environment and health from packaging and packaging waste.

At this stage of the project, R3PACK Consortium would like to stress:<\/p>\n\n\n\n