EU parliament approves law to ban certain single-use plastic packaging

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As part of the European Union’s effort to curb the increasing waste from packaging, the European Parliament has approved a law that will ban certain single-use plastic packaging. But NGOs have raised another “greenwashing" alarm over lenient approach of recycled plastic bottles and cans.

Based on recent data, annual packaging waste in the EU increased to a total of 84 million tons in 2021. However, the rate of packaging waste recycling in Europe has not kept pace with this growth. Without additional measures, the packaging waste is projected to continue rising.