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PPWR

The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) is the European Union’s framework for reducing packaging waste and accelerating the transition to a circular economy. The regulation introduces harmonised rules covering the entire packaging lifecycle, including packaging design, recycling, recycled content, reuse and refill systems, labelling and waste management. It applies to all packaging placed on the EU market and is intended to reduce unnecessary packaging while increasing resource efficiency and supporting climate goals.

SustainabilityOnline provides coverage of the latest PPWR developments, including regulatory updates, implementation guidance, packaging innovation, circular economy strategies and evolving compliance requirements. We explore how businesses are adapting to new packaging rules, improving recyclability, increasing the use of recycled materials, reducing packaging waste and responding to changing sustainability legislation. We also examine developments in sustainable packaging, extended producer responsibility, eco-design, reuse and refill systems, plastic reduction and corporate sustainability strategies.

Related topics: Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), sustainable packaging, circular economy, packaging waste, recyclable packaging, recycled content, packaging design, reuse and refill systems, plastic reduction, extended producer responsibility (EPR), eco-design, packaging innovation, EU sustainability legislation, corporate sustainability and packaging compliance.

ESG reporting is becoming even more standardised and regulated, particularly in Europe, with stricter disclosure requirements to ensure greater transparency, comparability, and accountability in sustainability claims.
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Navigating Europe’s sustainability regulations landscape – What businesses need to know

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ESG reporting is becoming even more standardised and regulated, particularly in Europe, with stricter disclosure requirements to ensure greater transparency,…

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The European Council has signed off on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), which will set binding re-use targets, restrict certain types of single-use packaging and require businesses to minimise the packaging they use.
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European Council signs off on Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR)

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The European Council has signed off on the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), which will set binding re-use targets,…

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Delegates from some 175 countries are in South Korea this week, for the fifth round of the U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) meetings, aimed at agreeing on a treaty to curb plastic pollution.
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What is the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR)?

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In 2022, as part of the EU Green Deal and Circular Economy Action Plan, the European Commission took an ambitious stance on packaging waste.

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