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On 1 May 2024, the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of the draft Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024, which aims to improve recy

In recent months, Chile has announced three main resolutions aimed at defining the goals, obligations, annual report’s content, and the framing of products that would fall within the packing management. Chile is truly embracing the Extended Produc

The Chilean Ministry of Environment published on May 10, 2022, Resolution 240/2022 to better identify products that fall under packing materials and further indicate the corresponding categories. The provision is aligned with the Decree 12/2020 that

On 27 April 2023 the Indian Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change published a notification in the Gazette of India announcing the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2023. The Rules came into force on the day of publication in th

On 16 October 2023 the Indian Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) published a draft notification in the Gazette of India for rules on plastic waste management. The rules can be referred to as the Plastic Waste Management (Seco

On 24 October 2023, the MEPs on the EU’s Environment Committee (ENVI) took a stand on a draft regulation that would set standards for the whole life cycle of packaging from raw material to final disposal. The objective of the regulation is to make

On March 15, 2024, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC) notified the rules further amending the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 namely the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2024 in the Gazette of India.  

On 3 September 2024, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine announced that it is set to launch a ground-breaking pilot project aimed at implementing Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes in the country. The