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The Packaging and Packaging Waste directive (94/62/EC)The European Community first introduced measures on the management of packaging waste in the early 1980s. Directive 85/339/EEC covered
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Lynda Curtis Council Directive 94/62/EC: Packaging and Packaging Waste Since its official inception in the first Environmental Action Plan (EAP) in 1973 EU Environment policy has been forced to steer a difficult course between trying to promote environmental protection and preserving free trade within the single market (Blacksell, 1994). The EU however only possesses limited authority to intervene in the internal affaires of its member states particularly in respect of the methods used to impose individual environmental policy. (Collins and Earnshaw, 1993) European Union directive 94/62/EC on Packaging and Packaging Waste or the 'Packaging directive' as it is more commonly known came into force on the 31st of December 1994 in order to tacle the growing amount of waste being disposed of in landfill sites rather than being recovered and recycled. Looking at the United Kingdom and Portugal as case studies this paper will look at the regulations set out in the directive...
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