Ldquothe Launch Of The Report Is Timely For Europen Members And Stakeholders Amid The Current European Commission Review Of The Eu Targets In The Packaging Amp Packaging Waste Directive Ppwd And The Forthcoming Proposals For New Eu Packaging Targets In May 2014 The Reportrsquos Facts And Figures Will Further Inform The Discussion And Will Help To Establish Achievable Targets For All Packaging Materialsrdquo Stated Virginia Janssens Managing Director Of Europen On The Announcement Of The Organisationrsquos Updated Report On Packaging Amp Packaging Waste Data For 19982011nbsprecovery Rates Ndash And In Particular Recycling Rates In The Eu27 Continue To Increase As The Amount Of Used Packaging Sent For Final Disposal Is Declining Rapidly By The End Of 2011 64 Of Packaging Placed On The Market In Eu27 Was Being Recycled Largely Exceeding The 55 Minimum Recycling Target Currently Set By The Ppwd In The Older Member States Eu15 65 Of The Packaging Placed On The Market Was Recycled 51 Was Recycled In The Newer Member States Eu12 1 But The Ppwd Targets Do Not Apply To These Countries Until 2012 Or Laternbspone Of The Key Challenges Is To Bridge The Gap Between The Newer And The Older Member States In Terms Of Waste Management Performance Europen Therefore Calls For The Full Implementation And Enforcement Of Eu Waste Legislation Across Europe And A Tailored Approach In Setting Realistic Targets For All Packaging Materials In The Revised Ppwd This Must Take Into Account Current Packaging Material Recycling Performance And The Member Statesrsquo Varying Waste Management Capabilitiesrdquo Added Ms Janssensnbspeuropen Strongly Supports Maintaining A Separate Regulatory Approach For Packaging Under The Ppwd The Ppwd With Its Requirement For Member States To Establish Return Collection And Recovery Systems For Used Packaging Remains Essential For Ensuring That Packaging And Postconsumer Packaging In Particular Is Collected Separately To Meet Existing And Future Recycling And Recovery Targets Across The Eu In Order To Ensure That Recycling Rates Continue To Increase A Revised Ppwd Should Also Contain Binding Minimum Requirements For Extended Producer Responsibility Epr For Packaging Waste As Well As Harmonized Definitions In Eu Waste Legislationnbsp
