Single-use plastic products, reusable packaging

Draft Law amending Article 2 of Law No IX-517 on the management of packaging and packaging waste andadding Article 8(3) to the Law

Keywords: single-use plastic products, reusable packaging

The draft Law amending Article 2 of Law No IX-517 on the management of packaging and packaging wasteand supplementing the Law with Article 8(3), drafted by the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, aims toconsolidate certain actions and/or abstentions of natural and legal persons providing catering services incatering facilities with regard to the use of single-use plastic products (beverage containers and foodcontainers, i.e. containers) referred to in points 1 and 4 of Annex 1(1) to the Law on the Management ofPackaging and Packaging Waste (hereinafter referred to as ‘single-use plastic products’) in order to reduce it:1) A ban on the free distribution of single-use plastic products to consumers; 2) Provision of alternatives toconsumers (reusable packaging or single-use packaging not containing plastic or tableware) for single-useplastic products (Note: applicable when intended for on-the-spot use). 3) Ensuring that the cost of thealternative (reusable packaging or single-use packaging not containing plastic or tableware) for the consumeris not higher than that of a single-use plastic product (Note: applicable when intended for on-the-spot use). 4)Provision to the consumer of information on the conditions under which food or beverages may be purchasedin packaging brought by the consumer in order to ensure safety and hygiene requirements (Note: applicablewhen intended for on-the-spot and take-away use). 5) Prohibition on the free distribution and/or sale of single-use plastic products by natural and legal persons providing mass catering services at mass events and inmass catering facilities on beaches, except where natural and legal persons providing mass catering servicesapply a deposit for single-use plastic products.