PFAS limits meet recycled content: what packaging teams must test
UK industry bodies warn PFAS thresholds could push packers to virgin material. The PPWR gives recycled content no exemption, so test evidence matters now.
Analysis
Deep dives and PPWR explainers for packaging, sustainability and regulatory teams.
Colorado’s EPR suit leans on Oregon’s ruling: what it means
NAW’s federal challenge to Colorado’s packaging EPR law now faces a state motion to dismiss built on the Oregon ruling. Here is what is settled, what is open, and what packaging teams should do.
PPWR authorised representatives: Article 45(3) after the Council vote
Parliament and Council have each set a position on easing the EPR authorised representative duty for small producers. Article 45(3) still applies in full today. Here is what to do.
EU lawmakers limit PPWR representative exemption to small firms
Parliament has narrowed the Commission’s plan to suspend PPWR’s authorised representative duty, limiting relief to small and micro enterprises only.
Two film launches expose the real barrier to mono-material flexible packs
Dow, APC and Innovia each launched films this month that tackle tear performance and foil replacement, the two problems that keep flexible packs off the mono-material path.
Oregon’s EPR court fight heads to appeal, and the truce is over
A stay in Lollicup’s Oregon EPR lawsuit sends the fight to the Ninth Circuit. The informal pause on enforcement has lapsed, and compliance obligations continue regardless.
PPWR PFAS limits and the declaration of conformity, explained
Food-contact packaging has faced binding PFAS limits since 12 August 2026. Here is what the thresholds mean and what your declaration of conformity must show.
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.
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.
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.