WidinX Academy · Season 3 · Episode 9 · 2:13
Packaging and plastics
The PPWR applies since August 2026: recyclability grades, recycled content, harmonised labels, deposit return, and where it meets the product passport.
Presented by WidinX
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One regulation for every pack.
The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (EU) 2025/40 applies from 12 August 2026. It covers every piece of packaging on the EU market: design, recyclability, recycled content, labelling and the deposit systems that bring bottles back.
PPWR (EU) 2025/40 - 02
Every pack gets a grade.
From 2030, packaging must be recyclable and graded A, B or C for design for recycling, indicative for the detailed criteria. Grades below the threshold are no longer allowed on the market. A producer needs to know and prove the grade of each pack.
PPWR (EU) 2025/40 · recyclable packaging
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