Fost Plus has no interest in prevention or reuse
RNB study exposes embarrassing shortcomings in Belgian packaging policy.
Fost Plus has no interest in prevention or reuse
Chloe Schwizgebel
Digital deposit: PwC study vetted and found too weak
Digital deposit: PwC study vetted and found too weak
Full analysis here Environment Minister Zuhal Demir (N-VA) took the initiative to introduce a deposit when the monitoring of litter of OVAM showed that 18,171 tonnes of litter still need to be cleaned up every year in Flanders. The Flemish government gave...
Digital deposit: PwC study vetted and found too weak
Digital deposit: PwC study vetted and found too weak
The Flemish government decided just before Christmas that it will introduce deposits on plastic bottles and cans by 2025 in consultation with the other two regions. The Belgian packaging industry is promoting a 'digital' collection system as an alternative to the 'classic' deposit system. We review both systems.
Announcement of a Deposit in 2025: watch out for delaying manoeuvres
Announcement of a Deposit in 2025: watch out for delaying manoeuvres
Environmental organisation Recycling Netwerk Benelux supports the Flemish government's intention to have a working deposit system in place, in consultation with the two other regions, by 2025. The plan is to introduce a deposit of 20 to 25 eurocents on all plastic...
The race towards Deposit Return Systems
The race towards Deposit Return Systems
Last modified: November 2024. More and more governments in Europe are deciding to introduce deposits on cans and plastic bottles. The pace has accelerated since the approval of the European directive on single-use plastics in 2019. The Single Use Plastic Directive...