packaging waste rule News
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EU Council and Parliament provisionally agree on new directives on waste
On 18 December 2017, the European Parliament and Council came to a provisional agreement on four legislative proposals regarding waste. The agreed rules will establish binding waste reduction targets and will amend rules with the aim to decrease waste generation, improve controls on waste management, promote product reuse and increase recycling success across the EU. Under these proposals, ...
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Position Paper on Circular Economy Package 2016
Metal Packaging Europe welcomes the revised Circular Economy Package. The Commission’s proposal amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste (WFD) and Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste (PPWD) are an important step towards an improved European policy framework to encourage the transition towards a circular economy and to ensure sustainable growth. With regard to metal ...
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Environment: Commission takes ROMANIA to Court over failure to amend packaging waste legislation
The European Commission is referring Romania to the EU Court of Justice over its failure to enact revised EU legislation on packaging waste into domestic law. The revised Packaging Directive updates rules on packaging and packaging waste, with a view to reducing their impact on the environment. Member States had to bring into force the laws necessary to comply with this Directive by 30 September ...
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Hefty fines faced by businesses with tougher fly-tip rules
With new regulations being introduced in the New Year, businesses leaving waste and packaging on the street could face a fine of up to £50,000. New waste collection rules preventing rubbish from being left on the street are to be extended by the Wandsworth Council. Waste under the scheme is collected at two hour time slots between 9am to 11am and 9pm to 11pm only. Businesses placing waste ...
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Dudley, Mass. Packaging Plant to Pay Nearly $485K Penalty for Environmental Violations
A packaging company has agreed to pay $484,900 in penalties to settle EPA claims that it violated numerous federal and state environmental regulations at its liquid and aerosol packaging facility in Dudley, Mass. According to EPA’s complaint, filed in Sept. 2012, Shield Packaging Company, Inc. violated rules regarding hazardous waste management, chemical accident prevention, hazardous ...
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Errant Italy feels EC wrath over eco-law abuse
Italy has found itself under fire from Brussels as it becomes the latest target of the European Commission's campaign to crack down on alleged breaches of environmental law and lax reporting from Member States. The Commission is taking legal action over a total of 11 possible breaches of environmental law, ten of which relate to Italy's apparent failure to provide information on air ...
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