The EU packaging regulatory landscape has been transformed by the PPWR (2025), which replaces the 1994 PPWD and introduces mandatory recycled content, minimisation, reusability, and DRS requirements. This reference covers all major packaging regulations.
EU PPWR 2025
Regulation 2025/40. Recycled content, minimisation, reusability, DRS, EPR, and DPP requirements.
Read more →Single-Use Plastics
SUP Directive 2019/904. Prohibited items, marking requirements, and EPR.
Read more →Extended Producer Responsibility
Harmonised EU EPR for packaging. Registration, reporting, and eco-modulated fees.
Read more →Deposit Return Schemes
Mandatory DRS by 2029. 90% collection target. Plastic bottles and metal cans.
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