PPWR Overview Guide 2026 - Flipbook - Page 40
PPWR Overview Timeline
Date
Milestone
Feb 11,
2025
Entry Into
Force
Aug 12,
2026
Feb 12,
2028
Aug 12,
2028
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General
Application
Date
Key Requirements
" PPWR becomes EU law
" Transition period begins
" Most PPWR provisions become
mandatory
" Non-compliant packaging cannot
be placed on the EU market
" Labelling requirements begin
" Harmonised EPR rules apply
Date
Milestone
Key Requirements
" Recyclability: Minimum Grade C (≥70%)
" Recycled Content: 10–35% PCR depending on
packaging type
Major
Jan 1,
" Single-Use Bans: Annex V formats prohibited
Compliance
2030
" Reuse Targets: 40% transport packaging; 10%
Milestone
beverage containers reusable
" Waste Reduction: 5% vs. 2018 baseline
" Must prove packaging is recycled in real EU
Recycled at infrastructure
Jan 1,
Scale
" 8Recycled at scale9 added to recyclability
2035
Requirement assessment
" Waste reduction target: 10% vs. 2018
" Food service operators must accept
Takeaway
customer-owned containers
Higher
Refill
Jan 1,
" Minimum Grade B (≥80%) required
" Must offer reusable packaging
Recyclability
Obligations
2038
" Grade C no longer sufficient
within reuse systems
Threshold
" Standardised EU material
pictograms required
" Recycled Content: 25–65% PCR
Harmonised
" Color-coded recycling instructions Jan 1, Final
" Reuse: 70% transport packaging; 40% beverage
Labelling
Long-Term
required
2040
containers
Deadline
Targets
" Waste Reduction: 15% vs. 2018 baseline
