talkingtrash-german-dossier-351ff93e39df736f.pdf

The report details how a network of industry associations and lobby groups, including PlasticsEurope and EUROPEN, worked to weaken the EU's circular economy goals and the Single-Use Plastics Directive. It highlights specific efforts to avoid mandatory tethered bottle caps and to delay separate collection targets. In Austria, the report describes a coalition of retailers and beverage companies, orchestrated by Altstoff Recycling Austria AG (ARA), that has lobbied against the introduction of a deposit return system despite strong public support and evidence of its effectiveness.

• The plastics industry in the EU operates through a complex network of lobby groups, including PlasticsEurope, EuPC, Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE), and EUROPEN, to protect industry interests and shift the narrative of plastic pollution toward consumer littering rather than corporate responsibility.
• Industry lobbying significantly influenced the European Commission's plastics strategy; 76% of the Commission's 92 lobby meetings on the topic were dominated by corporate interests, leading to a lack of binding measures in the final strategy.

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