Repeal of Directive (EU) 2019/904 on recycled plastic content in single-use plastic beverage bottles, repealing Commission Implementing Decision (EU) (D095662)

This resolution concerns draft rules for calculating and reporting the amount of recycled plastic in single-use beverage bottles. The European Parliament believes the draft rules are premature and inconsistent with broader EU legislation on packaging and packaging waste. The rules primarily affect producers and importers of single-use plastic beverage bottles, requiring them to meet targets for recycled content. The Parliament also notes potential impacts on the recycling industry, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises. The Parliament argues that the draft rules should not cover chemical recycling methods like pyrolysis and gasification, as these are more relevant to future, broader packaging regulations. It also criticizes the proposed 'fuel-use excluded' mass balance accounting method, suggesting it favors less environmentally friendly recycling processes. The resolution calls for the Commission to withdraw the draft decision and resubmit it with a focus on depolymerisation, a chemical recycling method that doesn't require mass balancing. It emphasizes that rules for pyrolysis and gasification should be developed under the new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.