EU PLASTICS RESTRICTIONS PRESENT OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS FOR METAL PACKAGING INDUSTRY
July 1st, 2021
On July 3, 2021, the European Union’s (EU) groundbreaking, detailed and wide-ranging directive intended to reduce plastic litter came into force: the directive on single use plastics (SUP) (1) – as it affects a key competitor, the metal packaging sector has been keeping a close eye on the fallout. The SUP requires EU member states to ban a few specific single-use plastic products, including expanded polystyrene food containers, as well as straws and forks, while increasing the collection and recycling of a wider variety of items, with the costs falling on ...
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