Euractiv.com Est. 1min 20-03-2023 (updated: 26-04-2023 ) Restaurant,Worker,Wearing,Protective,Mask,And,Gloves,Packing,Food,Boxed [SHUTTERSTOCK/SUZI] Euractiv is part of the Trust Project >>> Print Email Facebook X LinkedIn WhatsApp Telegram After the much-awaited proposal on the EU packaging and packaging waste regulation (PPWR), the ball is in the court of EU lawmakers, who are now called to tie up loose ends and tweak the draft legislation. The new PPWR framework sees a wide-ranging overhaul of the current law, including mandatory targets for recycled content into new plastics and design criteria to help to recycle more. In this Event Report, EURACTIV explores the current debate on how to improve the proposal from the Commission from the point of view of the agrifood sector. Download PDF Stakeholders clash over environmental impact, viability of EU packaging law News | Agrifood 20-03-2023 Est. 5minWith the EU's new packaging law open to lawmakers' opinions, farmers and industry are questioning the environmental and socioeconomic impacts of the proposal while green groups warn against a 'zero-sum approach' to the matter. Lawmaker: Food sector woes ‘overlooked’ in EU packaging law Interview | Agrifood 19-04-2023 Est. 5minWith its new packaging rules, the EU aims to curtail exponentially-growing waste. But for the food sector, the proposal has unintended ramifications that have so far stayed under the radar, lawmaker Ulrike Müller warned. Packaging sustainability needs infrastructure and a strong Single Market Opinion | Promoted content | Agrifood 29-03-2023 Est. 5minThe packaging industry is fully committed to the journey towards packaging circularity but we cannot fix the problems alone. The circular economy will not take off without a functioning Single Market and significant improvements to infrastructure for sorting, collection, recycling and reuse.
