The European and global community will have been cognizant of growing consciousness concerning excess waste generated by packaging. This, and wider environmental concerns, has translated into legislative frameworks, both on a domestic and wider European level.

Further to these preoccupations, the European Parliament has agreed to implement a Regulation which strives to combat the issue of waste generated though packaging.

The regulation will endeavour to achieve this in several ways. It will impose a requirement that all packaging is recyclable and that packaging is reduced, with an outright ban on packaging that has an empty space of more than 40%.

Final legislation is yet to be unveiled, but is expected prior to the end of 2024.