The European Union (EU) aims to levy measures to reduce plastic waste, including a new packaging law that regulates product responsibility for packaging much more stringently, aims to promote the consideration of environmental impact already during design and make it tangible in the price. According to the German Central Packaging Register Office (ZSVR), while packaging generally has a protective function, there is still plenty of potential for improvement when it comes to avoidance and recycling.
The ZSVR, which is the new authority responsible for controlling the recycling of packaging, states that non-recyclable or poorly recyclable packaging will become more expensive next year. Packaging that can be returned to the resource circulation system and from which new products and packaging can be made, on the other hand, will be given preferential treatment.