2026.05.26
PPWR: 79 days to go — what changes for the plastics packaging industry on 12 August 2026
The countdown is on: on 12 August 2026, the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR, Regulation EU 2025/40) becomes mandatory across all EU member states, with no national transposition. With fewer than 80 days to the deadline, Europe's packaging industry is navigating compliance pressure, implementation uncertainties and a failed last-minute attempt by single-use packaging producers to delay the regulation.
2026.04.01
England introduces new recycling rules and increases plastic packaging tax starting April 2026
From March 31, 2026, England implements simplified nationwide recycling rules, while from April 1, the plastic packaging tax rises to £228.82/tonne for materials containing less than 30% recycled content.
2026.02.23
Plastics Recycling Conference 2026: Chemical Recycling and PCR Dominate the Global Industry Agenda
The Plastics Recycling Conference 2026, scheduled for February 23–25 in San Diego (USA), brings into focus key industry themes including mandatory recycled content (PCR), chemical recycling, the expansion of EPR systems, and solutions for hard-to-recycle plastic streams.
2025.11.14
România primește scrisoare de somație de la Comisia Europeană privind transpunerea incompletă a Directivei SUP
Comisia Europeană avertizează România pentru transpunerea incompletă a Directivei (UE) 2019/904 privind plasticul de unică folosință (SUP).
2025.09.17
EU ELV regulation: mandatory recycled plastics content and design-for-disassembly
The new ELV package introduces binding recycled content targets for plastics in vehicles, along with easier dismantling and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
2025.09.17
Parlamentul European pregătește adoptarea noilor ținte de plastic reciclat în autovehicule
Pachetul ELV introduce design pentru demontare & ținte de conținut reciclat (inclusiv plastic). Consiliul a susținut linii-cheie în iunie.