Recital 84

(84) The problem of excessive packaging waste generation cannot be fully addressed by laying down obligations on packaging design. For certain packaging types, obligations to reduce the empty space ratio should be imposed on economic operators who fill or otherwise use such packaging. In the case of grouped, transport and e-commerce packaging used for supply of products to final distributors or end users, the empty space ratio should not exceed 50 %. That obligation should not apply to reusable packaging. In line with the waste hierarchy and to promote packaging innovation with the aim of reducing packaging waste, it should be possible for economic operators using sales packaging as e-commerce packaging to be exempted from that obligation. In order to ensure uniform conditions for the calculation of the empty space ratio, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission to establish the methodology for its calculation.

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Source: EUR-Lex CELLAR · retrieved 2026-08-26 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.