To protect the environment and our health, the Commission adopted new rules that will prevent about half a million tonnes of microplastics being released to the environment.
Plastics
All you need to know on biobased, biodegradable and compostable plastics and the new rules on packaging in this simple factsheet.
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Why do EU rules on packaging need to be updated? What are the main measures contained in the proposals? Watch what Executive Vice-President Timmermans and Commissioner Sinkevičius had to say when they took the floor.
The EU has joined the “High Ambition Coalition to End Plastic Pollution”, confirming its commitment to aim high in the intergovernmental negotiations for a global agreement to end plastic pollution by 2040.
The Commission has adopted new rules on the safety of recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food, to ensure that recycled plastic can be safely used in food packaging in the EU.
The Commission has finalised its scoping assessment to identify the priority list of waste streams for the development of further EU-wide end-of-waste criteria, as announced in the Circular Economy Action Plan.
The consultation will provide insight for preparing a new policy framework on these groups of plastics, to address the emerging sustainability challenges.
On 1 October 2021, the Commission adopted the 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 the separate collection of waste single-use plastic beverage bottles.
The Governments of Ecuador, Germany, Ghana and Vietnam jointly organised a Ministerial Conference to build momentum and the political will to advance a coherent global strategy to end marine litter and combat plastic pollution.