Digital tools for packaging compliance: what to buy now
PPWR paperwork, PFAS testing backlogs and a fragmented US EPR landscape are pushing packaging teams toward software. Here’s what the tools actually do.
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Oregon’s EPR law survives court test as California fights multiply
A federal court upholds Oregon’s packaging EPR law, California’s SB 54 and SB 343 face expanding litigation, and Minnesota’s PFAS data show measurable compliance gains.
EU lawmakers move to narrow, not scrap, the PPWR agent rule
Parliament’s environment committee backed easing the PPWR’s authorised representative duty, but only for small EU firms. The underlying obligation still stands today.
Three packaging redesigns worth a closer look this month
A paper straw, a reuse return bin and a mono-PP blister show three different routes to better packaging: swap a part, fix the system, or simplify the stack.
PPWR update: Parliament narrows EPR relief, PFAS testing still unsettled
Two months after the PPWR took effect, MEPs scale back EU-wide EPR relief to SMEs, PFAS limits lack an agreed test method, and buyers want proof in contracts.
Fibre bottles enter commercial production at Pulpex’s Glasgow plant
Pulpex has opened its first commercial fibre bottle factory near Glasgow. What the move from pilot to plant means for brand owners weighing paper against plastic and glass.
Choosing packaging compliance software after PPWR day one
PPWR is now live and packaging teams are drowning in data. Here’s what LCA, EPR, recyclability and AI tools actually do, and how to pick between them.
Four packaging redesigns that actually shipped this autumn
A monomaterial flatbread pack, a linerless fruit lid, a recycled-fibre board that still prints like virgin stock, and reusable eye patches: what changed and why.
SB 343 reaches its deadline, but enforcement is on hold
California’s recyclability labeling law hit its October 4 compliance date, but a federal injunction blocks state enforcement. Private litigation risk remains.
Paper recycling rates are high, but recycled content proof is the real test
Europe’s paper recycling rate holds near record highs, yet fibre and flexible plastics both face a harder question: does “recyclable” mean materials actually come back as usable feedstock?