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ARTICLE · 17 FEBRUARY 2025

Horizon Scanner ICE: February 2025 - Environment & Planning

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The Council adopted a regulation which establishes requirements for the entire life-cycle of packaging (including sustainability and labelling criteria). It also establishes requirements...

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Regulation on packaging and packaging waste

The Council adopted a regulation which establishes requirements for the entire life-cycle of packaging (including sustainability and labelling criteria). It also establishes requirements for extended producer responsibility, the reduction of unnecessary packaging or re-use of packaging, and the collection and treatment of packaging waste. The Regulation applies to all packaging, regardless of material, and to all packaging waste, regardless of where it originates (for example, household, industry or retail). The Regulation provides that all packaging placed on the market must be recyclable.

The Regulation will apply from 12 August 2026. However, certain requirements will enter into force later. For example, criteria for minimum recycled content in plastic packaging will apply from 1 January 2030 at the earliest.

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