EU Commission sets recycled-content rules for single-use PET bottles
The EU Commission has adopted new rules to calculate, verify and report recycled content in single-use PET beverage bottles, including…
EU lawmakers reach provisional deal on chemicals simplification (updated)
EU Council and Parliament negotiators reached a provisional agreement on the Omnibus VI package, simplifying rules for the classification, packaging…
Chemical products: EU Council sets position to simplify regulatory requirements
The EU Council has set its position on the remaining part of the so-called “Omnibus VI” package, a proposal to…
EU Council approves ‘stop-the-clock’ mechanism on chemicals
Member states’ representatives approved today the EU Council’s position on one of the Commission’s proposals to simplify EU rules and…
EU Parliament endorses new EU rules to reduce, reuse and recycle packaging
The regulation, which aims to tackle constantly growing waste, harmonise internal market rules and boost the circular economy, was approved…
Finland: Provisional agreement on proposal for regulation concerning packaging and packaging waste
On 4 March 2023, the EU Member States, European Parliament and Commission reached a provisional political agreement on a proposal…
EU Council and Parliament strike a deal to make packaging more sustainable
The EU Council presidency and the European Parliament’s representatives reached a provisional political agreement on a proposal for a regulation on…
Main results of the EU Environment Council, 18 December 2023
Brussels, 18 December 2023 Packaging and packaging waste EU environment ministers reached an agreement (‘general...
Packaging: New EU rules to reduce, reuse and recycle
The Environment Committee adopted its proposals to make packaging easier to reuse and recycle, to reduce unnecessary packaging and waste,…
European Green Deal: Putting an end to wasteful packaging, boosting reuse and recycling
Brussels, 30 November 2022 Today, the Commission is proposing new EU-wide rules on packaging, to...