From August 2026, the European Union will begin enforcing a single set of packaging rules across all member states as the ...

Labelling, marking and information requirements (e.g. on material composition or recycled content) should facilitate consumer sorting and consumer choices. pre-packed fruit and vegetables of less than ...

Fresh produce growers and exporters are worried that proposed restrictions on plastic packaging regulations advancing globally will have tremendous consequences on food safety and waste, and are ...

The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) is about to come into force and will significantly change packaging laws across the EU. The aim of the legislation is to eliminate packaging ...

Over the past few years, the world’s governments have clamped down on packaging waste due to the increased awareness of environmental issues. Although due to environmental protection, it can also be ...

This story first appeared in our sister publication Sustainable Plastics. The long-awaited proposal for the revised European regulation on packaging and packaging waste was published Nov. 30. As ...

Today the Council has reached an agreement ('general approach') on a proposal for a regulation on packaging and packaging waste. The aim is to tackle the increase in packaging waste generated in the ...

On April 1, the UK’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations came into effect. The wide-reaching regulations aim to ensure that businesses collect data on packaging they supply or import.

Belgium has reinforced its packaging waste management system, urging businesses to comply with Extended Producer Responsibility (REP) regulations. Introduced by the EU in 1994 and implemented in ...

Or will politics get in the way? Authored by David Buckby - Senior Research Analyst, Films and Flexible Packaging at Wood Mackenzie The European Union (EU) is in the midst of revising its rules around ...