When referring to any of the results of our analysis and/or its concept and design, please cite us accordingly:
Global Plastics Policy Centre (2024) March A., Salam, S., Evans, T., Hilton, J., Fletcher, S. (editors). Global Plastics Policy Review. Revolution Plastics Institute, University of Portsmouth.
The Netherlands Decree of 27 October 2014, containing rules for packaging and packaging waste (Packaging Management Decree 2014)
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View the policy documentThis decree sets provisions and rules on the composition of packaging. This is aimed to prevent the harmfulness of packaging in the waste stage, limit the amount of packaging waste as much as possible, and enhance the collection and processing of packaging that has become waste (Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, 2014). There was insufficient evidence available to evaluate this policy. Some academic papers suggest that, historically, packaging policies in the Netherlands have been effective in reducing the total packaging volume. However, after 2000, established waste management systems have been unable to compensate for the increasingly high rate of packaging consumption (Calisto et al., 2021; Rouw and Worrell, 2011).
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