The Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive Autor Reid D.A. Título de serie European Environmental Law Review | Vol. 4(8); 239 - 242; 4 p. Fecha 1995 Fuente IUCN (ID: ANA-055552) Editor | Lugar de publicación Graham & Trotman /Martinus Nijhoff | London, UK Idioma Inglés País/Territorio Unión Europea Materia Desechos y sustancias peligrosas Palabra clave Reciclado/reutilización Gestión de desechos Resumen 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