Millions of taxpayer euros are invested into packaging innovations that are not in line with the EU's circularity policy.
A funding body established and governed jointly by the European Commission and an industry group awarded numerous grants to research and develop packaging products that lack proper disposal options in the common market.
In 2021, the EU passed a regulation establish...
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