EU Waste Packaging Rules: Why Small Businesses Are Worried

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Several online retailers stop selling abroad because a new EU regulation gives them new obligations, and a solution was already on the table in Brussels.

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This week, the EU Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste came into force, establishing new requirements for their composition, p...

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The European Union's new rules on packaging and packaging waste, which include restrictions on PFAS chemicals, have raised concerns among small businesses and online retailers, who warn of increased costs and bureaucracy, Deutsche Welle reports. The rules, which come into force on Wednesday, are part of the EU Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste […] The article New EU rules on packaging worry small businesses, who claim additional costs …

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The Consumer Choice Center criticizes the increasing burden placed on small and medium-sized retailers by the new EU packaging rules. “This regulation is counterproductive. The EU Commission claims to want to strengthen the European single market, but in reality, this regulation is driving small retailers out of it. Good intentions don't always translate into good results. The EU wanted to use this regulation to…”