The result of ItaliaImballaggio’s recent survey: for 75% of interviewees, the PPWR will have negative effect on companies and the solutions proposed will be difficult to put into practice.
“We believe that the right approach is a constant increase in recycling combined with a savings logic, and these are issues in which Ferrarelle has been investing in R&D for some time, for the development of new materials and solutions that today make it possible to have a completely recycled bottle in PET”.
The chairwoman of Laminati Cavanna: “Our sector has been committed for a number of years to reducing the impact of packaging, aware of how strategic the sector can be with regards to both the climate crisis and environmental pollution”.
The CEO of the trade fair: “The challenges are many, including the fragmentation of the Single Market which derives from the numerous exceptions provided for in a discretional way for Member States”
The PD Member of the European Parliament: “In the provisional agreement on the Packaging Regulation, we can say that we have achieved important results for the environment, for the economy of all European countries and for Italy in particular, overcoming the contrast fuelled by some between recycling and reuse”.
“Chiesi’s approach towards the revision of the PPWR has been one of openness, albeit with some caution, because in the case of the pharmaceutical sector, in order to safeguard patients and medical staff, sustainability cannot ignore the specific characteristics of the product”.
The president of the Italian Packaging Institute and of the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation: “The Institute, faithful to its technical role, can only observe from an impartial perspective and seek to exploit the opportunities that emerge from this new Regulation”.
An "in progress" review of declarations made by supply-chain-related associations after the vote on 22 November by the European Parliament in plenary session.
