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Opposition to Recycled Plastic Content Rules

by name voted on 24.04.2024

Summary

The resolution opposes a draft Commission decision on how to calculate and report recycled plastic content in beverage bottles, citing inconsistencies with new packaging laws and risks to the circular economy.
9 24.04.2024
Resolution
waste
environment
waste management
public administration
business and competition

Key points

  • The resolution calls for the withdrawal of the draft Commission decision on recycled plastic content in beverage bottles.
  • The proposal is considered inconsistent with the new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).
  • There are concerns that the rules for calculating recycled content under current directives do not align with broader packaging goals.
  • The resolution warns that chemical recycling methods like pyrolysis and gasification should only be used when mechanical recycling is no longer possible.
Documents (PDFs)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the draft Commission implementing decision laying down rules for the application of Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the calculation, verification and reporting of data on recycled plastic content in single-use plastic beverage bottles, repealing Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2683
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