For the EU, the alarm on packaging is exaggerated. Changed reuse goals

According to the Commission’s final proposal, re-use and recycling are practically on the same level in the waste treatment hierarchy. After these changes, the prospects appear less gloomy for the Italian industry in the sector, which boasts a leadership role at European level

Brussels. And if the alarm in Italy on the European Union regulation on packaging was exaggerated? Retracing the history of the proposal presented by the Commission on Wednesday, looking closely at the objectives contained in the final text and listening to the reactions of the more radical environmentalist associations, the prospects appear less gloomy for the Italian industry in the sector, which boasts a leadership role at European.