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.
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Packaging EPR court fights: Oregon, Colorado and California
Oregon’s EPR law won at trial, Colorado’s faces a double-fee claim, and California’s recyclability definition is under attack. What brand owners, distributors and converters should do while the courts decide.
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.
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.
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.
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.
PPWR at two months: e-commerce void fill, PFHxA gaps, and the SME rule fight
One month into general application, PPWR retrospectives flag e-commerce empty-space compliance, PFHxA assessment errors, and SME pressure to delay the authorised representative rule.