Reloop has joined a coalition of leading industry bodies and organisations in writing to Tomáš Taraba, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Environment of the Slovak Republic.
In collaboration with organisations like Zero Waste Europe, Fair Resource Foundation, UNESDA – Soft Drinks Europe, and EURPOPEN, we are greatly concerned about the suggested changes to the Slovak legislation on the Deposit Return System (DRS) for single-use beverage packaging. This letter echoes the one made during the public consultation on 14 August 2024 by associations representing producers and retailers.
We believe the proposed changes conflict with several Slovak and EU legislation principles, particularly Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and the minimum DRS requirements outlined in the forthcoming EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation.
Complete list of signatories:
– Reloop
– The Brewers of Europe
– European Aluminium
– Fair Resource Foundation
– Metal Packaging Europe
– NMWE – Natural Mineral Waters Europe
– UNESDA – Soft Drinks Europe – Zero Waste Europe
– EUROPEN – The European Organisation for Packaging and the Environment