Legal regulation of packaging and package waste management

This work aims to analyze legislation on the management of packaging and packaging waste. The object of the research is European legislation from the Czech -based treatment, which are discussed in detail. The focus of the work is the chapter dealing with the life cycle of the packaging. The rights and obligations of responsible persons related to different stages of the life cycle of the packaging are in Act No. 477/2001 Coll., On packaging and related regulations set out in detail so as to fulfill one of the basic principles of packaging issues "From the cradle to the grave." The work aims at the systematic distribution of these rights and obligations of the different stages. The last chapter focuses attention on beverage containers, specifically comparing the environmental impact of one-way and returnable beverage containers