What EU Single-Use Plastics Directive 2019/904 requires
EU Directive 2019/904 (the Single-Use Plastics Directive, SUPD) addresses single-use plastic items and fishing gear that frequently appear in marine litter. The Directive bans certain products from 3 July 2021 (cotton bud sticks cutlery plates straws stirrers expanded polystyrene food containers and cups beverage containers expanded polystyrene oxo-degradable plastics). Other measures include consumption reduction for food containers and cups marking requirements (e.g., tampon applicators wet wipes tobacco filters cups) extended producer responsibility tethered caps (from July 2024) recycled content 25% in PET beverage bottles by 2025 30% by 2030 and separate collection target 90% for bottles by 2029.
Pillar: Water & Environmental Resources · Authority: European Commission DG ENV · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2019/904/oj
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- EU Directive (EU) 2019/904 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment
- EU Single-Use Plastics Directive 2019/904 Article 5 Annex I Part B (Market Restriction 2021): from 3 July 2021 ban on cotton bud sticks cutlery plates straws stirrers EPS foo
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