Finland and Italy seek to hinder restrictions on single-use packaging

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Concretely, Finland and Italy want next week’s Environment Council (December 18) in Brussels, where EU Ministers expect to close political negotiations on the PPWR, to avoid restrictions on single-use packaging, especially for food and beverages, an appeal in line with the European Parliament’s decision to water down the single-use restriction provision during plenary in Strasbourg, on November 22.

The two countries are also calling on exemptions for single-use formats that can demonstrate the best environmental outcome or in cases where economic operators can show a high separate collection rate of their packaging waste.

The joint-document circulated by Finland and Italy also attacks proposed market restrictions related to specific packaging formats, citing a “very heavy impact” on the agri-food and hospitality sectors.

According to the signatories, the upcoming law should “leave the choice open” to packaging alternatives that deliver the best overall environmental outcome in line with a life-cycle assessment.

The Spanish Presidency confirmed that reuse targets are the “main open issue” to discuss among policymakers, during a press briefing held yesterday.

“We hope to reach an agreement to accommodate these concerns [reuse and refill] by more than one member state in a way that ensures ambition is not watered down too much,” the Spanish Presidency of the EU Council told a press conference.

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