NL: 2015 progress report of Packaging Agreement

On 11 July 2016, State secretary Dijksma sent the report on the progress of the Framework Agreement for the packaging industry 2015 and the recycling figures 2014 to the Dutch House of Representatives. Concerning the framework agreement, she states that the results over 2015 can in general be qualified as good. The cooperating parties, the Association of Dutch Municipalities (VNG), industry and the government, have worked together well on the realisation of the deals.
Her general conclusions about the recycling figures are that the Netherlands is doing a good job. At the same time, there are still points of attention, specifically concerning the recycling percentages of glass and wood.
Click here for the accompanying letter and the different appendixes (in Dutch).
Click here for the 2015 progress report of Packaging Agreement (427 kB, in Dutch).
Click here for the Afvalfonds report about the results of the monitoring of packaging waste 2014 (1.52 MB, in Dutch).
Click here for more information about the NVC Inspiration meeting on the effectiveness of the Dutch policy on packaging and the environment (7 September 2016).
With NVC MERGE (Members-only Environmental Regulations Guide) you can stay 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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