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\"simboloThe European Commission has published its new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation<\/strong> (PPWR). It bans non-recyclable packaging from 2030, using design for recycling criteria to measure recyclability. It also provides minimum recycled content targets in plastic packaging, and a harmonized labelling system for packaging disposal. Learn more about this legislation and other packaging trends at 9-10 March event: Shaping the Future with Packaging, organized by Intergraf and FTA Europe together with Smithers.<\/p>\n

The new packaging and packaging waste regulation<\/strong><\/p>\n

With this regulation, the European Commission aims to reduce the environmental impact of packaging and increase recycling rates<\/strong> throughout the European Union. It will replace the 1994 directive of the same name. New requirements for packaging manufacturers and their suppliers are foreseen in the draft, which will come into effect in all EU Member States in two years\u2019 time. The regulation includes measures such as setting recycling targets for different types of packaging, as well as introducing economic incentives for the use of more environmentally friendly packaging materials.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis far-reaching regulation is a major step forward in the EU\u2019s efforts to create a more sustainable packaging industry in Europe. <\/em>It will have a significant impact on the printing and packaging industry, which will need to find new and innovative ways to reduce waste and increase recycling\u201d <\/em>said Beatrice Klose, Secretary General of FTA Europe and Intergraf<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

What is in the regulation?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Measures include national packaging waste reduction targets, minimizing unnecessary packaging, and imposing re-use\/refill targets on economic operators (per sector and packaging type).<\/p>\n

Full recyclability of packaging by 2030<\/strong><\/p>\n

All packaging items will have to undergo a recyclability assessment procedure to ensure they meet established design for recycling (DfR) criteria. Packaging will be assigned a grade from A to E, according to its score of compliance with the DfR criteria. Packaging scoring grade E will be banned from the market from 2030. Grades A to D will be subject to extended producer responsibility (EPR) fees. Packaging containing plastic parts will also see some ambitious targets for 2030 and 2040.<\/p>\n

Labelling and deposit return systems (DRS)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Labelling to facilitate consumer sorting, inspired by the Nordic pictogram system, will be mandatory. Reusable packaging will also be required to carry a label that includes a QR code. An additional label on recycled content is also suggested on a voluntary basis. Deposit Return Systems (DRS) for plastic bottles and metal cans will be mandatory.<\/p>\n

Compostability requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two years after the entry into force of the regulation, tea and coffee bags, single use tea and coffee systems, fruit and vegetable sticky labels, and very lightweight plastic carrier bags must be compostable.<\/p>\n

Impact on packaging producers<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) will have major implications for the entire packaging value chain. As well as national prevention and recycling targets, there will also be prescriptive requirements that are directly applicable to manufacturers and their suppliers.<\/p>\n

The proposed legislation also raises questions that the European Commission will need to address. What about controlling imports\/exports produced outside of the EU? What will be the role of public authorities? And what will be the cost for consumers?<\/p>\n

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Join the discussion\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

What implications will this new legislation have on the packaging industry? What will it mean for different packaging materials? Find out at our event:\u00a0Shaping the Future with Packaging<\/strong>, taking place on\u00a09 and 10 March<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0Brussels<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Shaping the Future with Packaging<\/strong>, a conference organized by Intergraf and FTA Europe with Smithers, will bring together expert speakers from across the packaging value chain. Maja Desgrees du Lou, one of the people in charge of drafting the PPWR at the European Commission, will present the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, followed by a Q&A.<\/p>\n

Register here Shaping the Future with Packaging<\/strong><\/a>
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