TIE, together with 46 associations, has cosigned a joint industry statement opposing Slovakia’s proposed Amendment to the Environmental Fund (EF). The amendment seeks to enable the Environmental Fund to operate as a Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) within the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system.
Placing EPR responsibilities in a state-run entity would fundamentally undermine the principle of producer responsibility and contradict established international best practices. Independence of EPR schemes from government control is also essential to drive innovation and achieve large-scale recyclability, as stated under the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).
Read the full statement: Joint Industry Statement on Slovakia’s Proposed Amendment to the EF Act
