Towards a plastic-free economy: the Italian plastic tax

Di Erika Scuderi -
Abstract The fight against plastic waste has never been as high on the European and Italian agenda as it has been in recent years, and this is clearly demonstrated by the various measures recently adopted to promote the progressive reduction of single-use plastic products and their disposal in the environment. On the one hand, from 1 January 2021, the EU has introduced a New EU Own Resource calculated on the weight of non-recycled plastic packaging waste generated by Member States. On the other hand, from 1 July 2021, the Italian Plastic Tax introduced with the Budget Law 2020 is expected to enter into effect. Despite the draft implementing provisions shared by the Customs Agency on 18 Febru. . .