1. Plastic packaging
Agenda item 8 Working Group meeting on waste statistics 25 March 2019

2. Plastic waste own resource
Commission proposes own resources based on plastic packaging waste (PPW) not recycled
Own resource contribution proposed 0.80 €/kg
Definition: Plastic packaging put on the market
- PPW recycled
=Plastic packaging waste
Based on monitoring-data under Packaging waste directive

3. Monitoring-data under Packaging waste directive
Data already with high quality
And consistent: strong correlation of PPW/cap with per cap
Final consumption expenditure
Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure
Actual individual consumption
Data collected since 1997 and improved over time
Further improvements expected due to revision of directive with respect to more precise rules for
calculation of recycling
treatment of exports/recycling outside country
average loss rates

4. Further improvements necessary
Estimations of imports
Estimation of private imports
Estimation of internet trade
Estimation of free riders
To be developed further and to be harmonised

5. Further Harmonisations
Uniform quality check reports
Clarification „Other forms of recycling“
Introduced by the implementing act:
Further Guidance
Clearer Definitions
New reporting formats

6. Working group is asked to give its opinion on the proposal on
Preciseness of the data
Room for improvements
Harmonisation and further development of estimation procedures