New EU packaging regulations will come into force on Wednesday which set EU-wide limits on PFAS, or 'forever chemicals', in food-contact packaging and set targets to cut the bloc's waste, especially of oil-derived plastics. Europeans generate 180 kg of packaging waste per person per year, the official said. ADVERTISEMENTA new EU law regulating plastic waste exports came into effect in May with the aim to ensure it is handled sustainably. Much of the EU's plastic waste has been exported to third countries for decades – and often dumped. Later this year, the Commission will launch a consultation on harmonised labels to help consumers sort packaging waste.