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Circular Economy: European Parliament urged to support strengthened EU legal framework for Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging Brussels, 23 April 2015 – In the context of the European Parliament’s forthcoming report on the Circular Economy, EUROPEN called today for a clearer EU legal framework for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging at a European Parliament (EP) event. The European packaging supply chain made a strong plea for a clearer EU legal framework for EPR during an event organised by the EP Intergroup on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Development on “Circular Economy and Packaging: The role of EPR” chaired by Sirpa Pietikäinen MEP, Rapporteur on “Resource Efficiency: Moving towards a Circular Economy. MEPs acknowledged that EPR is instrumental for a Circular Economy because it facilitates the provision of secondary raw materials for an environmentally and economically viable Circular Economy. There was a high degree of consensus among stakeholders (industry, municipalities and green NGO representatives), who all stressed the need for a clear definition of EPR and binding EPR minimum performance requirements in the Waste Framework Directive (WFD) and Packaging & Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD). EUROPEN also called on EU policymakers to develop EU guidance on the roles and responsibilities of all […]