- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Crown Holdings Supports Europe’s Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1260341?absolute=1&via=3blnews "link to 3 B L Media's Twitter") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1260341?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1260341?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Crown Holdings Supports Europe’s Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation&body=ESG News from Crown Holdings, Inc. https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1260341?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Responsible Production & Consumption](/CSR-News/responsible-production-consumption-0) # Crown Holdings Supports Europe’s Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation Jun 5, 2024 9:15 AM ET By [Sandrine Duquerroy-Delesalle](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandrine-duquerroy-delesalle-68748a1?miniProfileUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afsd_profile%3AACoAAAA_j0cBWoT7lu-c04v-xt5dxc16UZjNYlA) With six weeks to go before the [European Elections](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=europeanelections&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7189672255423938561), MEPs have had a busy week in Strasbourg, with many texts on the agenda for the final plenary session of the legislature (2019-2024) ! Among the texts voted was the Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation [PWR](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=ppwr&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7189672255423938561). And even if it is not the final step in the legislative process, it signs the end of a long negotiating process ! Among the notable new obligations, Member States will need to ensure that >90% of beverage cans are collected separately by 2029 (via deposit-return systems or other solutions that ensure the collection target is met). A lot of other important texts were adopted this week among which: - The Net-Zero Industry Act [NZIA](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=nzia&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7189672255423938561) to bolster EU production in technologies needed for decarbonisation, - The new Corporate Due Diligence Directive [CDDD](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=cddd&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7189672255423938561), requiring firms and their upstream and downstream partners, including supply, production and distribution to prevent, end or mitigate their adverse impact on human rights and the environment, - A new law to reduce [air](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=air&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7189672255423938561) pollution in the EU to achieve a clean and healthy environment for citizens as well as zero air pollution by 2050. An important week for the [EU](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=eu&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A7189672255423938561) on its pathway to a cleaner, greener and more competitive future! View original content [here](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sandrine-duquerroy-delesalle-68748a1_new-eu-rules-to-reduce-reuse-and-recycle-activity-7189672255423938561-KKaX/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop). 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