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Are PPWR requirements pricing small traders out of the single market?
The EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) was designed to harmonise packaging rules across the bloc, but small
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Packaging Europe staff writersHow to prepare your business for PPWR compliance
If PPWR hasn’t been high on your company’s agenda until now, where is the best place to start?
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Packaging Europe staff writersFollowing one pack through the PPWR lifecycle
A standard 500ml PET bottle creates at least 37 PPWR obligations across its lifetime. In this article Dr Steven Brennan,
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Packaging Europe staff writersThe key to ensuring your company is PPWR compliant
The PPWR begins to fully apply from next week, and many companies are currently focussed on collecting declarations, specifications, and
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Packaging Europe staff writersPackaging regulations pose huge financial risks: here’s how to tackle them
Packaging laws like the PPWR now govern markets in more than 60 countries across the world, with fees that can
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Packaging Europe staff writersHow to really solve the BuzzBallz recycling challenge
With their strong social media appeal and unmistakeable shelf-presence, BuzzBallz have quickly become one of the most recognisable brands
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Packaging Europe staff writersHow will consumers respond to Coca-Cola’s packaging rebrand?
Coca-Cola’s major new packaging rebrand has been generating plenty of discussion over the past week, but how will
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Packaging Europe staff writersInside a new project turning flexible snack packs into new food packaging
Last month we reported on HolyGrail 2030’s latest project to test intelligent sorting and recycling of flexible food-contact
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