Finland and Italy seek to hinder restrictions on single-use packaging
Finland and Italy seek to hinder restrictions on single-use packaging
Two EU nations threaten to weaken reuse and waste targets ahead of next week's gathering of EU ministers in Brussels
Tf? Do you want less new sustainable industries? Bcs that's how you get less sustainable industries (in favor of current polluters/profit holders).
Yea.
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.
Sounds like they are saying "let the market decide" and we know the market decides to prop up entrenched industries with subsidies and legislation instead of just letting them go the way of the dinosaur and allowing (or even helping!) sustainable industries take their place.
Yeah, that's how you get 'oil based plastics are actually better for the environment' bullshit fed though marketing & lobbying
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 same strategy as the tobacco industry...
Finland produces paper and Italy fears for their tourist industry. It has nothing to do with the environment. Surprise!
This is the best summary I could come up with:
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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