Since the 1990s, the issue of commodity packaging has begun to attract the attention of developed countries such as Europe. Countries such as Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium have started to legislate to strictly manage and restrict the packaging of goods and packaging waste. Among the more famous ones are the German "Regulations on Packaging", the "Package Covenant" in the Netherlands, the "Regulations on Packaging" in France, and the "National Ecological Law" in Belgium. The directive clearly states: "The purpose of legislation for the packaging of goods is to prevent the formation of packaging waste and to increase the recycling rate of the packaging." In this directive, the European Union defined the definition and type of packaging in detail. The so-called “packaging†refers to “all the expendable resources used to dress, protect, control, transport, and display the spot goodsâ€, including candy boxes, plastic bags, and labels directly tied to the goods. The European Union's directive requires each member country to establish a corresponding package management system in accordance with its own specific circumstances in order to improve the recycling and reuse of packaged products. To this end, the European Union has set clear goals and requires member states to implement them in phases. The EU stipulates that the recycling rate of packaging waste in all member countries should be at least 50% before 2001 and at least 60% by the end of 2008. The recycling rate of packaged goods should be at least 25% before 2001, before the end of 2008. Increase to at least 55%. The European Union also put forward different requirements for the recycling efficiency of different packaging materials: 60% for glass products, 60% for paper products, 50% for metal materials, 22.5% for plastic products, and 15% for wood products. As member states responded positively, EU legislation on packaging has been well implemented. Of course, various countries have adopted different methods and methods in the implementation process and established different packaging regulations and packaging processing systems. In countries such as Belgium and Denmark, an ecological tax has been established, which stipulates that paper-packed foods and recyclable packaging may be tax-exempt; other materials may be taxed. These measures are mainly to punish manufacturers who use plastic and non-recycled materials for packaging. It is not difficult to find that the management of packaging products in EU countries is mainly reflected in the recovery and recycling of packaging wastes. The purpose is to reduce the environmental damage caused by packaging. As for excessive packaging, this issue is not prominent in European countries. The reason is very simple, because over-packaging increases the cost of the manufacturer, making the product price rise and losing its market competitiveness. Of course, if the manufacturer intends to carry out "deceptive packaging," consumers can report to the relevant departments, and the illegal manufacturers will be fined. At present, one third of the packaging of soft drinks, mineral water and wine sold in the European Union has been re-used. In general, due to the high degree of economic development in European countries, manufacturers and consumers have a strong sense of environmental protection. Each member country has basically achieved the goals set by the EU for the recycling and recycling of packaging materials in 2001, and some member states have even achieved it in advance. The goals of 2008.
In December 1994, the EU Council passed the "Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive" to harmonize and harmonize relevant national legislation. There are two main considerations for the EU to legislate at the Community level: First, it is necessary to strengthen the cooperation of member states in the field of environmental protection; second, the issue of commodity packaging may become a tool for trade protection. Therefore, the EU needs to come forward in order to ensure the unity. The free circulation of goods in the market.