Negotiators from the European Parliament and the EU Council reached, on the evening of Monday 4 March, an agreement on the ‘Packaging and Packaging Waste’ Regulation (see EUROPE B13344A3). The text, which has been the subject of negotiation and lobbying, validates certain ambitions in terms of recycling, rules that should lead to the end of ultra-light plastic bags and the reduction of unnecessary packaging. In contrast, it has been watered down on other points, notably on reusable...