There's something like this EU wide: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A01994L0062-20180704 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/

There's something like this EU wide: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A01994L0062-20180704 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A... Basically it makes anyone who introduces recycleable packaging (paper, plastic, metal, ...) into the market (domestic production or via import) pay a licensing fee by amount and type of packaging material introduced. This should incentivize companies to reduce packaging overall, use more recyclable types of packaging and reimbursement can be used for cleanup and recycling (the details are more complicated obviously). "Service packaging" such as cups, burger wrappers and bags that are filled at point of sale and handed to end users are generally included in the system.