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EU Plastic tax
With its latest agreement on the new Multiannual
Financial Framework (MFF) and coronavirus recovery
fund, the European Council has also approved
implementation of the so-called plastic tax, effective
January 1, 2021. While the European Council believes
the €0.80/kg levy on non-recycled plastic packaging
waste will have a beneficial environmental impact, the
European Plastics Converters (EuPC) association
thinks it will have the opposite effect.
The Proposal
The levy will be composed of a share of revenues
from national contributions calculated on the
weight of nonrecycled plastic packaging waste with
an effective rate of €0.80 per kilogram.
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