Barring any changes, the European Commission is expected to present, on 30 November, a proposal for an EU regulation to update and replace Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste, which had already been revised in 2018 to increase recovery and recycling targets, but which the institution believes is not sufficient to serve the goal of a truly circular, carbon-neutral and environmentally friendly economy.
This long-awaited proposal was initially scheduled for 2021(see EUROPE...