The objectives of this study are: to provide an overview of the different management systems in operation in each Member State, covering the managerial, technical and economic aspects involved in packaging waste management systems, and to draw up potential scenarios for each Member State for the years 2006 and 2011. Information on packaging waste management systems in Member States presented in this report was sought on the basis of the questionnaire proposed by the Project Group, details of which were submitted to the Commission on the 15th of October 1999. Generally, it was found that information was not always available in the detail envisaged for all Member States. In the first stage of the study, the Project Group focused its activities on the compilation and study of general and legal information on the waste packaging management systems in Member States. When available, this information included general information; national regulations; accreditation conditions of the “Green Dot” organisations; and terms of contracts or agreements with companies and local authorities. The other component of the work involved the research of information about the recycling activities in Members States, and the research of information on recycling outlets, as well as of observable constraints and problems. This was performed by research via the Internet and appropriate administrations and through available reports.
