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EU states adopt new packaging rules – even Germany agrees after making changes to the content

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Published: March 15th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Less packaging waste in the garbage can in future.

The EU states have launched a new law to reduce packaging waste. The necessary qualified majority of deputy ambassadors approved the Packaging Regulation on Friday. Only Austria and Malta did not support the compromise, as was reported in Brussels.

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Zwangsarbeit Sustainability Circular Economy Packaging