Directive (EU) 2015/720
27 November 2016
Waste / packaging - EU
Directive (EU) 2015/720 amends the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (94/62/EC) and introduces measures to reduce the consumption of plastic bags. Member states will be required to adopt measures to either ensure the annual consumption of lightweight plastic bags does not exceed specified limits or to ban the supply of lightweight plastic bags free of charge at the point of sale.
A labelling or marking specification for biodegradable and compostable plastic bags is also required to be developed at the European level by 27 May 2017 and applied by 27 November 2018.