Packaging waste regulation: what’s the impact on small businesses?
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Parliament discusses with Council and Commission representatives how the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) is affecting SMEs, its administrative burden and challenges for the European Single Market. Context In 2023, the EU generated 79.7 million tonnes of packaging waste. That’s 177.8 kg per person. Since the PPWR took effect this summer, measures on packaging and packaging waste gradually apply to make packaging more sustainable.