Publication of the law transposing the SUP Directive

A week ago, On 9 May 2023, a law was published implementing the provisions of the SUP (Single Use Plastics) Directive, which means that the legislation will soon enter into force.

The regulations mainly focus on imposing restrictions and requirements on the marketing and use of single-use products made of plastics, and on the separate collection of waste from these products, and introduce obligations:

• The labelling of certain products with symbols used, for example, on cups containing plastics.
• Impose new types of charges, specific to plastic products, such as an end-user charge per unit of packaging, a charge for collection, cleaning and transport, and a charge for public education campaigns.
• For beverage cups and food containers, the provision of alternative reusable packaging or packaging made of materials other than plastic from 1 July 2024.
• The use of recycled plastics in bottles.
• Achieve minimum collection rates for beverage packaging waste in the form of single-use plastic bottles of up to 3 litres,
• Reporting of all activities through the BDO system.

The full text of the law is available HERE