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EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (EU) 2025/40 (PPWR)

EU Regulation (EU) 2025/40 (the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation PPWR) replaces Directive 94/62/EC with a comprehensive framework for packaging…

What EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (EU) 2025/40 (PPWR) requires

EU Regulation (EU) 2025/40 (the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation PPWR) replaces Directive 94/62/EC with a comprehensive framework for packaging placed on the EU market. PPWR sets recyclability requirements (all packaging recyclable by 2030 with grade A/B/C performance grades) minimum recycled content (e.g., 30% rPET in plastic beverage bottles by 2030) packaging reduction targets (15% per capita by 2040) re-use targets by sector ban on certain single-use packaging formats (e.g., hotel mini toiletries from 2030 fruit/vegetable wrapping under 1.5kg in retail) and deposit-return scheme (DRS) for single-use plastic bottles and aluminium cans (90% separate collection by 2029).

Pillar: Sustainability & ESG · Authority: European Commission DG ENV · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:

Primary source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj

SHA-256 integrity: ba2344fee356ed8bcb0b4910ad4f22a7eaffed4ceaa0afda827004d994264d7e

Primary Citations — 6 traced to source

  • EU Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on packaging and packaging waste (PPWR)
  • Regulation (EU) 2025/40 Article 6 (Recyclability Design): packaging recyclable from 1 January 2030 per Commission delegated act criteria;

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