On Friday 15 May, the environmental NGOs Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) and Rethink Plastic Alliance expressed concern that targets for separate collection of plastic bottles, which were imposed by EU legislation, might be undermined.
They urge the Commission and Member States to resist any attempts by interest groups to water down implementation of the directive on single-use plastics (EU 2019/904) which came into force last July.
The directive requires Member States to ensure that 90% of...