Members of the Rethink Plastic Alliance and supporting organisations are calling on the European Commission to critically reassess the study on bio-based plastics, as part of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, which does not provide a sufficiently balanced basis for future policy development.
Civil society organisations, companies championing reuse, consumer protection organisations, academics, and communities impacted by PFAS and plastic pollution, urge the European Commission to reject any last-minute calls to delay the application of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.
Implementing the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), now depends on technical rules and harmonised European standards. In our latest factsheet we provide an overview of the PPWR's upcoming milestones and targets on packaging minimisation, reuse, and refill - as well as key insights from experts on these three pillars of standardisation under the EU's new packaging rules.
Rethink Plastic alliance responds to the European Commission’s proposal for a Delegated Act to exempt pallet wrappings and straps from the 100% reuse targets in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation/
This paper provides technical recommendations to inform the European Commission’s forthcoming implementing act under Articles 29 and 30 of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). The objective is to establish a harmonised and auditable methodology for calculating and verifying the share of reusable packaging placed on the market by economic operators.
In this report we conduct a comparative assessment of three representative standards for reusable packaging - to evaluate their alignment with the requirements and objectives of the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.
Standards will play an essential role in implementing the EU's new packaging rules. Join us on 2 October to learn more about the standardisation process and hear from experts about best practices and recent developments, as we discuss solutions for packaging minimisation, refill, and reuse.
A lack of legal guidelines and harmonised standards for reusable packaging has created a fragmented landscape. Systems are not interoperable and businesses are left grappling with uncertainty and struggling to compete with single-use alternatives. Minimum durability requirements and European harmonised standards for testing, measurements, and calculations would ensure that the EU's new packaging rules are robust, effective, and truly transformative.
Press release, Brussels | Member States must step up efforts to ensure the EU meets its packaging waste goals, says the NGO group Rethink Plastic alliance. A new report reveals how national and local governments can make the most of the opportunities provided by the EU’s new packaging rules.
National and local governments could slash record levels of packaging waste if they follow this roadmap. By the Rethink Plastic alliance with Break Free From Plastic, Zero Waste Europe, ClientEarth Europe, Environmental Coalition on Standards, Fair Resource Foundation, and the European Environmental Bureau.
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