Packaging compliance software: what the tools can and can’t do
As PPWR documentation and US state EPR reporting pile up, packaging teams are buying LCA, EPR and AI tools. Here’s how to tell them apart.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
PPWR declarations of conformity: the paperwork you can’t outsource
Every packaging type sold in the EU now needs a signed declaration of conformity backed by technical documentation. Here’s what that actually requires.
Packaging compliance software: what digital tools can and can’t do
LCA software, EPR reporting platforms, recyclability checkers, digital product passports and AI quoting tools are multiplying. Here’s what each does, and its limits.
US EPR fight intensifies: Ninth Circuit takes up Oregon case, NAW presses on
Legal challenges to state EPR laws advance in federal court as Washington launches battery rules, California vetoes a labeling bill, and federal PFAS legislation returns to Congress.