Commission should tackle 'out of home' packaging, says BCME

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The European Commission must do something about "out of home" packaging to help increase packaging recycling rates, legal expert Bob Schmitz, head of Beverage Can Makers' Europe, told this month's European Packaging Waste Forum. "Collection of packaging must be improved, and not just for plastics," Schmitz said. "We have a serious challenge to reach the current targets in central and eastern Europe. We expect more support from recovery and green dot systems. Our challenge is beverage cans consumed 'out-of-home'.