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The Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive

Author
Reid D.A.
Journal/Series
European Environmental Law Review | Vol. 4(8); 239 - 242; 4 p.
Date
1995
Source
IUCN (ID: ANA-055552)
Publisher | Place of publication
Graham & Trotman /Martinus Nijhoff | London, UK
Language
English
Country/Territory
European Union
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Waste management Recycling/reuse
Abstract

Summary: This paper describes the background to the European Parliament and Council Directive on Packaging and Packaging Waste, its principal provisions and further European measures required to ensure that it can be fully implemented at national level. It also examines some of the problems likely to be experienced once the Directive comes into force, with a brief review of packaging waste recovery systems in the EU countries