EU aims to cut waste from coffee pods to bottles in new recyclable mandates

Measures by the EU Commission seek to decrease packaging waste 5% from 2018 levels by the end of this decade.

The EU Commission is targeting coffee pods, hotel toiletries, and throwaway water bottles with a set of proposals meaning to save space at landfills and reduce carbon-dioxide emissions.

The measures by the Commission seek to decrease packaging waste 5% from 2018 levels by the end of this decade and 15% by the end of next.