Packaging policy is an integral policy field of circular economy politics in a globalized world. International treaties deliver a common ground for regional and national legislation, which needs to be implemented according to the legislative agenda. The European Union aims to take over global leadership in this field and has hence articulated it’s strategy through the European Green Deal. Circular economy is set out to transform under this approach. As a part of the transformation process, European packaging law is a perpetually evolving policy field, including the revision and replacement of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD) by the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). Considering the pecularities and entanglements of packaging policy under the European Green Deal, the book gives a compact introduction to the cornerstones of European packaging policy and delivers a systematic overview over it’s important elements.

Robert H.D. Reimer, Ludwig-Maximilian-University of Munich Law School (2008–2015); First State Examination in Bavaria (2015); Legal Clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Cologne with stage of choice at the German Federal Consitutional Court (2016-2018); Research Assistant at the University of Cologne (2017-2018); Second State Examination in North Rhine-Westphalia (2018); Master of Laws (LL.M.) „State and Administration in Europe“ at the German University of Administrative Sciences of Speyer (2017-2018); Attorney at Law with practical focus on Public Law (2019); S.J.D./Ph.D. in Law Student at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg (since 2022); Master of Arts (M.A.) „European Studies“ at the Heinrich-Heine-University of Düsseldorf (2022-2023).