Sustainability

PPWR: what changes from 12 August 2026 for packaging (and who really wins)

For thirty years, the same package could be compliant in Milan and illegal just across the border. From 12 August 2026 that era ends: the PPWR — Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on packaging and packaging waste — starts to apply. For anyone who converts plastic, this isn’t a headline to file away: it’s the clearest signal yet of […]

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Why European Plastic Recyclers Are Under Pressure in 2026?

The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation 2025/40 (PPWR) entered into force on 11 February 2025 and will generally apply from 12 August 2026. The Regulation:  includes packaging waste management and prevention measures covers all packaging and packaging waste, regardless of material or origin sets requirements for manufacturing, composition, and reusable or recoverable nature of all packaging placed on the EU […]

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PRSE 2026: Innovation, Market Pressure and the Future of Plastics Recycling in Europe

PRSE 2026: 10th anniversary The 10th edition of PRSE 2026 has officially come to a close in Amsterdam, confirming once again its role as the leading European platform for the plastics recycling industry. Held on MAY,5th-6th  at the RAI Amsterdam, PRSE 2026 gathered the entire recycling value chain under one roof: recyclers, machinery manufacturers, packaging producers, […]

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Building bridges: Gianeco’s experience at Plastindia 2026

Plastindia 2026: a recap of our participation A few days after the closing of PLASTINDIA 2026 (February 5-10), it is time to take a step back and reflect on our experience as exhibitors at one of the most important plastics trade fairs in Asia. Held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, the event confirmed India’s central role […]

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Which regulation must companies comply with regarding the use of recycled plastics in production?

Regulation (EU) 2025/40 (PPWR) Regulation (EU) 2025/40 (PPWR) establishes mandatory minimum percentages of recycled plastics material in plastic packaging, varying according to packaging type, with the goal of achieving higher percentages by 2030. The regulation entered into force on 11 February 2025 and will apply from 12 August 2026. It will cover all types of […]

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