Packaging and Packaging Waste draft report

By revising the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive, the new regulation aims to prevent the generation of packaging waste by reducing its quantity, making all packaging on the EU market recyclable by 2030 and reducing the need for primary natural resources by increasing the use of recycled plastics. While the Rapporteur MEP Frédérique Ries generally supports the need for more ambitious rules, she proposes numerous changes, in particular to tackle plastic pollution by setting stricter conditions to place very lightweight plastic carrier bags on the market and introducing dedicated reduction targets for plastic packaging. She also proposes amendments to increase legal certainty and ensure that industry, in particular SMEs, can cope with the new requirements.