Italy and Finland are set to be responsible for an additional 7.3 million tonnes of packaging by 2030. The materials, usually plastic, could have been avoided if the governments of the two countries had not been determined to lobby for two exemptions from the EU’s emissions-cutting regulations. packaging. The European Environment Agency (EEB) carried out […]
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Procaccini: “Good teamwork in Italy on packaging”
To change the European Parliament’s negotiating position on the packaging regulation, a “good team effort” was made by Italian MEPs of all political persuasions. The co-president of the Ecr group, Nicola Procaccini (Fdi), highlighted this in Strasbourg. «We noted with great satisfaction – he says – the fact that all the main changes, which were […]
Italian MP’s complaint: “Plastic lobby has become unsustainable”
Unsustainable pressure from lobbies due to plenary vote on packaging regulation. Maria Angela Danzì, a member of the European Parliament for the 5 Star Movement, complained while speaking about the situation in Brussels ahead of the expected vote on the rules next week. “The pressure from lobbies in the European Parliament to regulate packaging has […]
Companies and unions against EU packaging regulations
«The proposed Regulation on packaging and packaging waste, if approved in its current formulation, would cause strongly negative effects on national production chains and consumers, in addition to being contrary to the sustainability objectives that it declares it wants to pursue. It calls into question recycling where Italy is a leader and does not take […]
Fast food “returns plastic to menus” under EU rules
Reusable cups that “disappeared” in restaurant chains despite paying two euros. If customers returned them they would get their money back, but people have a hard time getting into these habits, giving them up, or taking them home. Coming from the complaint chain fast food McDonald’s. The US company, along with many other companies, has […]
Customized packaging for sustainability
For more than 55 years, Litoplas SA, a company dedicated to the transformation of flexible packaging, has been characterized as a highly flexible organization. In this way, taking into account the social and environmental needs that arise, it promotes its sustainability strategy in order to safeguard and guarantee the sustainable development goals that it has […]
Why is McDonald’s afraid of the new packaging law?
Hundreds of meetings with political and corporate leaders as well as funding of studies, launch of websites and media sponsorships. According to experts on the subject, the European Union’s effort to thwart a new proposal on packaging has been enormous and is one of the most relevant in recent years in terms of lobbying. The […]
New EU rules on packaging that Italy has promised to block
Tensions remain between Rome and Brussels over policies aimed at making European economies more eco-sustainable. Following the Italian government’s opposition to the ban on petrol or diesel engines from 2035 and the directive on so-called ‘greenhouses’ on houses with low energy consumption, the team of ministers led by Giorgia Meloni has pledged to block the […]
Tetra Pak promotes circular economy project on the Caribbean coast
The company Tetra Pak supports a circular economy project in Barranquilla and the Caribbean coast in which it collaborates with the recycling chain and with higher education institutions such as the Universidad del Norte. Cassio Simoes, Andina’s general manager for Tetra Pak, points out that the Swedish multinational’s investment in Colombia in circular economy strategies […]