First of all, the European Union would rewrite the practice of packaging single-use, mini-packaging foods, thereby reducing the amount of sometimes unnecessary packaging materials associated with food.
In order for the regulation to come into effect, the European Council also needs to give its nod to the details that have just been agreed. Parliament has already votedand since these are rules agreed in principle with the council in advance, it is likely that they will not put an obstacle in front of the provision.
190 kilograms per person per year packaging waste produced by the citizens of the European Union: the Union wants to significantly reduce this amount through the changes. The approved draft is subject to quantitative and usage restrictions also decided to phase out single-use packaging materials in certain categories.
Some food packaging may disappear permanentlyYana Iskayeva / Getty Images Hungary
The most drastic changes will come into effect on January 1, 2030. From then on, it will be forbidden to use certain types of single-use plastic packaging. E.g
the packaging of unprocessed fresh fruits and vegetables, the single-use plastic packaging of food and drinks served and consumed in cafes and restaurants,
individually wrapped portions (spices, sauces, coffee creamers, sugar) single-use packaging, a single-use miniature packaging for hotel toiletries and the very light (thinner than 15 microns) plastic carrier bags.
A new world is coming in terms of food packaging
Distributors of drinks and takeaway food must allow consumers to take the purchased products home in their own food barrels and drink containers. In addition, they should strive to
By 2030, 10 percent of their products will be offered using a reusable packaging form.
It is an important step that so-called eternal chemicals cannot be present in quantities exceeding the limit in the future in packaging that comes into contact with food.
Recommendations were also made for reusing the packaging of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and in the spirit of action against unnecessary amounts of packaging material, the proportion of empty space during transport was determined. THE in the case of packaging materials apart from certain exceptions, they also require reusability.
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