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Waste law 2021
Waste law 2021
New waste legislation in the form of new laws and implementing ordinances came into force in January 2021. Federal regulations on waste disposal that are relevant to practice also continue to develop dynamically. In 2022, the waste management industry will again be faced with a number of new regulations. To understand what applies at national and municipal level, a basic understanding of the European strategy is helpful: in 2019, the European Commission presented the so-called "Green Deal", which aims to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. At the heart of the Green Deal is an action plan for the circular economy. This aims to minimize the EU's material footprint and emissions, as well as to use significantly more secondary materials and thus conserve resources.
Among other things, only reusable or recyclable packaging is to be produced by 2030 and a new legal framework for biodegradable and bio-based plastics is to be established. The Packaging Act, which has been adapted to the EU Waste Framework Directive and the Single-Use Plastics Directive, has already been in force since July 2021. The innovations contained therein are intended to serve waste prevention as well as recycling and will come into force in stages over the next few years.
Among other things, only reusable or recyclable packaging is to be produced by 2030 and a new legal framework for biodegradable and bio-based plastics is to be established. The Packaging Act, which has been adapted to the EU Waste Framework Directive and the Single-Use Plastics Directive, has already been in force since July 2021. The innovations contained therein are intended to serve waste prevention as well as recycling and will come into force in stages over the next few years.
New waste legislation in the form of new laws and implementing ordinances came into force in January 2021. Federal regulations on waste disposal that are relevant to practice also continue to develop dynamically. In 2022, the waste management industry will again be faced with a number of new regulations. To understand what applies at national and municipal level, a basic understanding of the European strategy is helpful: in 2019, the European Commission presented the so-called "Green Deal", which aims to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. At the heart of the Green Deal is an action plan for the circular economy. This aims to minimize the EU's material footprint and emissions, as well as to use significantly more secondary materials and thus conserve resources.
Among other things, only reusable or recyclable packaging is to be produced by 2030 and a new legal framework for biodegradable and bio-based plastics is to be established. The Packaging Act, which has been adapted to the EU Waste Framework Directive and the Single-Use Plastics Directive, has already been in force since July 2021. The innovations contained therein are intended to serve waste prevention as well as recycling and will come into force in stages over the next few years.
Among other things, only reusable or recyclable packaging is to be produced by 2030 and a new legal framework for biodegradable and bio-based plastics is to be established. The Packaging Act, which has been adapted to the EU Waste Framework Directive and the Single-Use Plastics Directive, has already been in force since July 2021. The innovations contained therein are intended to serve waste prevention as well as recycling and will come into force in stages over the next few years.
WASTE LAW 2021
YEAR 2021 AND THE END OF SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
The restriction on the marketing of certain single-use plastic products applies across the EU and must be in place in every member state by July 03, 2021 at the latest. "The ban on placing on the market is explicitly stated. This means that the sale of these products within the German Republic must be definitively ended by December 31, 2021, and only those purchased by someone in the German Republic by July 3, 2021.