Member States should be able to achieve that minimum target by setting separate collection targets for beverage bottles that are single-use plastic products in the framework of the extended producer responsibility schemes, by establishing deposit-refund schemes or by any other measure that they find appropriate. Mit der Nutzung unserer Dienste erklären Sie sich damit einverstanden, dass wir Cookies verwenden. Member States shall ensure that extended producer responsibility schemes are established for all single-use plastic products listed in Part E of the Annex which are placed on the market of the Member State, in accordance with Articles 8 and 8a of Directive 2008/98/EC. This is why we need to continue to pressure the federal government to keep its … Herausragend ist, dass die Richtlinie für alle gelisteten Einweg-Produkte gilt, auch wenn sie aus biologisch basierten Rohstoffen bestehen und/oder biologisch abbaubar oder kompostierbar sind. The European Commission launched the Single-Use Plastics Directive in 2018. The marking should, as appropriate, be either on the packaging of the product or directly on the product itself. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 16(2). 2. The new law, known also as the single-use plastics (SUP) Directive, aims to prevent and reduce the impact of certain plastic products on the environment, in particular the aquatic environment, and on human health. In order to prevent littering and other inappropriate means of waste disposal resulting in marine litter containing plastic, it is necessary for consumers of single-use plastic products and users of fishing gear containing plastic to be properly informed about the availability of re-usable alternatives and re-use systems, the most appropriate waste management options available and/or which waste disposal options are to be avoided, about best practices with regard to sound waste management and the environmental impact of bad disposal practices, as well as about the plastic content in certain single-use plastic products and fishing gear and the impact of inappropriate waste disposal on the sewer network. By 2025, single-use PET bottles have to contain a minimum recycled content of 25 percent, and by 2030, all single-use plastic bottles must contain a minimum recycled content of 30 percent. As part of the evaluation carried out pursuant to paragraph 1, the Commission shall review the measures taken under this Directive as regards single-use plastic products listed in Section III of Part E of the Annex and shall submit a report on the main findings. Member States shall prohibit the placing on the market of the single-use plastic products listed in Part B of the Annex and of products made from oxo-degradable plastic. It is necessary to promote more effective separate collection systems. Die Einwegplastik-Richtlinie betrifft insgesamt 15 Einwegplastik-Produkte, die durch eine Reihe von politischen Maßnahmen – einschließlich Marktbeschränkungen, Konsumreduktionszielen, Design-, Sammel- und Kennzeichnungsvorschriften und erweiterte Produzentenverantwortung – adressiert werden. Other single-use plastic products covered by Article 8(3) on extended producer responsibility. Meanwhile, the foodservice industry has appeared more hesitant to accommodate reusable packaging due to food safety concerns and the spread of unfounded claims about COVID-19 hygiene issues. By 3 July 2020, the Commission shall adopt an implementing act laying down the methodology for the calculation and verification of the separate collection targets laid down in paragraph 1 of this Article. The final version of the EU’s Single Use Plastics Directive (Directive (EU) 2019/904) included a provision that by summer 2020 the EU would release a set of guidelines for the different countries to help write legislation for the transposition of the directive. The Single-Use Plastics Directive concentrates on marine litter with the help of the following measures: A ban on selected single-use plastic products such as cutlery, cotton bud sticks, plates, straws, stirrers, plastic food containers, etc. The objectives of this Directive are to prevent and reduce the impact of certain plastic products on the environment, in particular the aquatic environment, and on human health, as well as to promote the transition to a circular economy with innovative and sustainable business models, products and materials, thus also contributing to the efficient functioning of the internal market. … This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions (2). Member States shall ensure that each single-use plastic product listed in Part D of the Annex placed on the market bears a conspicuous, clearly legible and indelible marking on its packaging or on the product itself informing consumers of the following: appropriate waste management options for the product or waste disposal means to be avoided for that product, in line with the waste hierarchy; and. The mandate — Directive (EU) 2019/904 on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment (Single-Use Plastics Directive, or the Directive) — introduces measures to prevent and reduce the impact of certain plastic products, and promote transition to a circular economy. Damit fallen auch aus natürlichen Rohstoffen hergestellte Produkte unter die Beschränkungen und Verbote der SUPD für Einwegprodukte aus Kunststoff. 3. And England postponed its ban on plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds, which was due in April. This Directive will contribute to the achievement of United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal 12 to ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns, which is part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by the UN General Assembly on 25 September 2015. Specifications and guidelines on single-use plastic products. Acting in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (3). Without prejudice to technical measures laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 (24), the Commission shall request the European standardisation organisations to develop harmonised standards relating to the circular design of fishing gear to encourage preparing for re-use and facilitate recyclability at end of life. (7)  Directive 2000/59/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2000 on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues (OJ L 332, 28.12.2000, p. 81). With regard to single-use plastic products for which no suitable and more sustainable alternatives are readily available, Member States should, in line with the polluter-pays principle, also introduce extended producer responsibility schemes to cover the necessary costs of waste management and clean-up of litter as well as the costs of awareness raising measures to prevent and reduce such litter. Implementation of the EU’s Single-Use Plastics Directive. The Commission shall publish guidelines for criteria, in consultation with Member States, on the costs of cleaning up litter referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3. The latest draft of the guidelines that will steer the implementation of the Single-Use Plastic Directive aims to more precisely define just what is covered by the new legislation, according to a copy of the document and accompanying annex obtained by POLITICO. The report shall be accompanied by a legislative proposal, if appropriate. The Single-use Plastic Directive takes a gradual approach in reducing the impact of plastic products on the environment, via reduction of consumption and effective recycling methods. Certain types of single-use plastics are banned from July 2021. For beverage containers that are both single-use plastic products and packaging, that requirement is in addition to the essential requirements on the composition and the re-usable and recoverable, including recyclable, nature of packaging set out in Annex II to Directive 94/62/EC. (9)  Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive) (OJ L 164, 25.6.2008, p. 19). Marking requirements are already required for fishing gear pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009. The requirements laid down in this paragraph supplement the requirements applicable to waste from fishing vessels in Union law on port reception facilities. They also discussed the presentation Gil will give on the morning of April 22nd, on the Single-use Plastics directive, outlining the changes in store for producers and the wider implications for the industry. (16)  Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 2004 on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and repealing Directives 80/590/EEC and 89/109/EEC (OJ L 338, 13.11.2004, p. 4). The first subparagraph shall apply without prejudice to point (a) of Article 10(3) of Directive 2008/98/EC. EU Introduces Single-Use Plastics Directive to Promote a Circular Economy By Latham & Watkins LLP on June 20, 2019 Posted in Air Quality and Climate Change, Contaminated Properties & Waste, Project Siting and Approval. Market restrictions (bans) The plastic products to be banned under the directive include: cutlery (forks, knives, spoons, chopsticks); plates; straws; cotton bud sticks; beverage stirrers; Reducing marine litter is a key action for the achievement of UN Sustainable Development Goal 14 which calls to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development. For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions apply: ‘plastic’ means a material consisting of a polymer as defined in point 5 of Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, to which additives or other substances may have been added, and which can function as a main structural component of final products, with the exception of natural polymers that have not been chemically modified; ‘single-use plastic product’ means a product that is made wholly or partly from plastic and that is not conceived, designed or placed on the market to accomplish, within its life span, multiple trips or rotations by being returned to a producer for refill or re-used for the same purpose for which it was conceived; ‘oxo-degradable plastic’ means plastic materials that include additives which, through oxidation, lead to the fragmentation of the plastic material into micro-fragments or to chemical decomposition; ‘fishing gear’ means any item or piece of equipment that is used in fishing or aquaculture to target, capture or rear marine biological resources or that is floating on the sea surface, and is deployed with the objective of attracting and capturing or of rearing such marine biological resources; ‘waste fishing gear’ means any fishing gear covered by the definition of waste in point 1 of Article 3 of Directive 2008/98/EC, including all separate components, substances or materials that were part of or attached to such fishing gear when it was discarded, including when it was abandoned or lost; ‘placing on the market’ means the first making available of a product on the market of a Member State; ‘making available on the market’ means any supply of a product for distribution, consumption or use on the market of a Member State in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge; ‘harmonised standard’ means a harmonised standard as defined in point (1)(c) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012; ‘waste’ means waste as defined in point 1 of Article 3 of Directive 2008/98/EC; ‘extended producer responsibility scheme’ means extended producer responsibility scheme as defined in point 21 of Article 3 of Directive 2008/98/EC; any natural or legal person established in a Member State that professionally manufactures, fills, sells or imports, irrespective of the selling technique used, including by means of distance contracts as defined in point (7) of Article 2 of Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (21), and places on the market of that Member State single-use plastic products, filled single-use plastic products or fishing gear containing plastic, other than persons carrying out fishing activities as defined in point (28) of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (22); or.