Key Topics

In this section, we offer information and opinions on topics arising from EU and national legislation on packaging and packaging waste and related policies. 

The information is divided by theme--please select a theme from the menu on the left.  Each theme is sub-divided into topics as follows:

Packaging

Used Packaging

EU Policies
Economic Instruments, including Beverage Container Deposits and Quotas
Prevention 
Integrated Product Policy  / Sustainable Consumption & Production
Essential Requirements, Heavy Metals and CEN Packaging Standards
 Producer Responsibility
 Internal Market Principles and Better Regulation
 Marking and Material Identification
Recovery (including systems and targets)
 Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive
Life-Cycle Analysis
Reporting by EU Member States
REACH
 

Waste Framework Directive