Parliament favours stronger packaging waste review

The European Parliament adopted an own-initiative report on the implementation of the 1994 packaging and packaging waste directive on 14 November. MEPs called for the introduction of producer responsibility for waste packaging and the use of a policy mix of increasing recycling targets, setting targets for prevention and internalising environmental costs in the price of packaging.

The European Parliament adopted an own-initiative report on the implementation of the 1994 packaging and packaging waste directive on 14 November. MEPs called for the introduction of producer responsibility for waste packaging and the use of a policy mix of increasing recycling targets, setting targets for prevention and internalising environmental costs in the price of packaging.