Finat alarms EC about negative list of packaging characteristics

Finat has expressed concern about the European Commission's (EC) plans to include a negative list of packaging characteristics as part of the revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive.

Finat has expressed concern about the European Commission's (EC) plans to include a negative list of packaging characteristics as part of the revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive

In a statement shared with the services of the European Commission taking part in the ongoing Inter-Service Consultation, Finat pointed out that the list as presented in the draft legal text that appeared in the press is not based on the most up-to-date developments on packaging materials and recycling.  

A negative list, says Finat, would work against further development of recycling technologies. Furthermore, the foreseen process for its implementation would fail to provide regulatory certainty to the industry, which is one of the revision goals. 

Alternatively, the association proposes to emphasize the definition of criteria for Design for Recycling in a technology-agnostic manner and involve a multi-stakeholder Expert Group in the development of Design for Recycling guidelines for specific packaging materials.

The complete statement is available on Finat’s website.