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Sep 2026
PPWR Is Now Applicable: Do You Know What It Means for Your Business?
On 22 , Sep 2026 | In | By Mona-Fee Kienle
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Since 12 August 2026, the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) has generally applied across the European Union. This means that the PPWR is no longer a regulatory issue for the future, even though certain requirements will become applicable gradually at later dates. For companies placing packaging or packaged products on the EU ...
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Sep 2026
How can you formulate environmental claims and avoid greenwashing?
On 17 , Sep 2026 | In | By Tatjana Möllmann
The requirements of ‘Directive (EU) 2024/ 825 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 February 2024 amending Directives 2005/29/EC and 2011/83/EU as regards empowering consumers for the green transition through better protection against unfair practices and through better information will be mandatory from 27 September 2026. It is ...
15
Sep 2026
Reverse logistics vs. traditional logistics: what’s the difference?
On 15 , Sep 2026 | In | By Alisa Maier
Storing, picking, packing, dispatching and finally delivering products to the customer: traditional logistics often follows clearly defined and easily plannable processes. But what happens when a product has to take the opposite route? This is where reverse logistics comes into play. Returns logistics is an important part of this. It involves much ...
10
Sep 2026
EU Directive on the ‘Right to Repair’: What do I need to know?
On 10 , Sep 2026 | In | By Tatjana Möllmann
The EU Directive on the ‘Right to Repair’ (Directive (EU) 2024/1799) is primarily aimed at reducing the premature disposal of functional products and creating incentives for consumers to have faulty products repaired. Member States must apply the relevant requirements from 31 July 2026. Within the statutory warranty period, a product should be ...
08
Sep 2026
Logistics in the circular economy model: what matters
On 08 , Sep 2026 | In | By Mona-Fee Kienle
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Manufacturing, selling, using and, ultimately, the disposal of products: this linear model is increasingly reaching its limits. In a circular economy, products and materials should instead remain in the economic cycle for as long as possible. Reuse, repair, refurbishment, and recycling play a central role in this. The European Environment Agency ...
03
Sep 2026
The operational launch for industrial and commercial packaging in France has been postponed to 1 January 2027
On 03 , Sep 2026 | In | By Tatjana Möllmann
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The French Ministry for the Environment has announced the new deadline for the implementation of the extended producer responsibility for industrial and commercial packaging. According to a press release, the operational launch of the scheme has been postponed to 1 January 2027. In explaining the decision, the Ministry reiterates reasons ...
01
Sep 2026
Implementing demo programmes efficiently: How the process works.
On 01 , Sep 2026 | In | By Mona-Fee Kienle
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Products are most convincing when customers experience them for themselves. This is where demo programmes come in: prospective customers can test a product under real-world conditions before making a purchase decision. For manufacturers and suppliers, however, this can quickly become a complex process: from registration and verification, through ...
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Aug 2026
Take-back, refurbishment or recycling: which is the best option and when?
On 27 , Aug 2026 | In | By Mona-Fee Kienle
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When electrical and electronic equipment reaches the end of its initial phase of use, manufacturers, retailers and other economic actors are faced with a key question: which next step maximises value, both environmentally and economically? Take-back, refurbishment and recycling are often considered side by side. In reality they fulfil different ...
25
Aug 2026
Copyright Levies in Bulgaria: To be reinstated before the end of this year?
On 25 , Aug 2026 | In | By Wolfram Kühn
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Not all countries compensate copyright holders for the right to private copying based on a device-based levy system. However, in all countries, authors, artists and creative professionals are compensated in some way for the restriction of their rights to their own works. Only in Bulgaria, although a remuneration system exists in name, has this not ...
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Aug 2026
Conformity under the PPWR: Assessment vs. Declaration explained
On 20 , Aug 2026 | In | By Júlio Junqueira
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The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) not only makes the requirements for packaging more specific; it also requires companies to systematically demonstrate their compliance. This brings two terms into focus that are easily confused: Conformity Assessment and the EU Declaration of Conformity. The two go hand in hand but fulfil ...