NL: Implementation of petition resolution Plastic Soup Surfer

On 23 May 2017, State Secretary Dijksma sent a letter to the Dutch House of Representatives about the implementation of the ‘petition motion’ of the Plastic Soup Surfer concerning the reduction of small bottles in litter in the Netherlands by 90% in three years. This requires extra measures on top of the existing set of initiatives.
Concerning price incentives she notes that both a positive price incentive, like a reward system as used in the pilot ‘Schoon Belonen’, and a negative price incentive in the form of a deposit scheme, are possible.
She expects to gain insights in the effects of the different types of price incentives through the currently running projects and studies.
Click here for the letter (in Dutch).
Click here for more information about the NVC Inspiration meeting on the effectiveness of the Dutch policy on packaging and the environment (5 September 2017).
Click here for more information about the NVC Project PUMA: the end of packaging as an environmental issue. You are welcome to join us for the next project meeting on 4 April 2018.
With NVC MERGE (Members-only Environmental Regulations Guide) you can keep up-to-date with the environmental requirements for your packaging. MERGE is exclusively for NVC members and there are no costs involved.

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