Global EPR Packaging Focused Compliance

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Summary

Enhesa's first quarterly webinar of 2025 introduced their Poking Packaging Focus Compliance Solution. Melanie Rebar and Kimberly Deuel led the session, covering the global landscape of packaging regulations, including Europe’s PPWR, and sharing insights on worldwide compliance tools. They highlighted the increasing emphasis on regulatory packaging compliance and encouraged audience interaction through Q&A sessions. Participants were also informed about upcoming Enhesa events and resources.

Highlights

Melanie and Kimberly's partnership made for an engaging webinar, full of insights on regulatory compliance. 🤝
The focus shifts towards understanding EPR, a critical compliance tool for packaging producers. 📦
Throughout the session, the importance of adaptability in expanding global regulations was emphasized. 🌐
There was strong audience participation, with many insightful questions during the Q&A. 💬

Key Takeaways

Melanie Rebar and Kimberly Deuel introduce Enhesa's Poking Packaging Focus Compliance Solution, a tool designed to navigate global packaging regulations. 🌍
The webinar highlights the importance of understanding Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations, focusing on Europe’s PPWR. 📜
Enhesa aims to expand its packaging compliance tool into Latin America in 2025, showing a commitment to broader regulatory coverage. 🌎
Audience members are encouraged to actively engage and utilize Enhesa's tools and resources for effective compliance management. 📈

Overview

Melanie Rebar and Kimberly Deuel took the stage to present Enhesa’s Poking Packaging Focus Compliance Solution, a tool aiming to simplify the regulatory compliance landscape for packaging. This comprehensive tool not only addresses current regulations but also helps users forecast upcoming changes, ensuring businesses stay ahead of the curve.

The webinar extensively covered the concept of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), particularly focusing on the new regulations in Europe known as PPWR. These regulations emphasize minimizing packaging waste and ensuring that products are designed with recyclability and sustainability in mind. Additionally, the session touched on the collaborative efforts required from all stakeholders in the supply chain to achieve compliance.

A significant portion of the webinar was dedicated to audience interaction, wherein numerous participants posed questions about specific regulatory requirements and the intricacies of global compliance. This interactive approach not only clarified doubts but also underscored the importance of having continuous access to regulatory updates and expert knowledge through platforms and events like those offered by Enhesa.

Chapters

00:00 - 00:30: Introduction and Welcome The introduction chapter of the quarterly webinar for Enging Focus Compliance Solution 2025 is presented by Melanie Rebar, the North America Regulatory and Compliance Analyst for Enhesa Products Expert Services Team. She is joined by her colleague, Kimberly Deuel, from the EU team. They welcome the audience and express excitement about the session.
00:30 - 01:00: Setting the Stage for Poking Packaging Focus Compliance Solution This chapter serves as an introduction to the 'Poking Packaging Focus Compliance Solution', which is a tool provided to existing customers. The webinar, typically exclusive and held quarterly for existing customers, has been opened to a wider audience this month, marking a special occasion. The chapter sets the context for the larger discussion on the compliance solution.
01:00 - 02:00: Introduction to Inhesa Product Intelligence The chapter provides an introduction to Inhesa Product Intelligence, emphasizing their role in assisting businesses with product safety, sustainability, and compliance. Before diving into details about a packaging tool and related regulations, the chapter outlines the company's mission to help products align with compliance requirements.
02:00 - 03:00: Overview of Inhesa Product Intelligence Offerings The chapter discusses Inhesa's product intelligence offerings, emphasizing the assistance it provides to professionals in avoiding compliance risks and ensuring market access. It highlights the integration of regulatory data, news analysis, events, training, and expert support services. The chapter also notes Inhesa's affiliation with the larger Adhesive family, which includes a sustainable chemistry business unit offering solutions to help businesses understand the chemicals in their processes and products.
03:00 - 04:00: Practicalities of the Webinar The chapter 'Practicalities of the Webinar' discusses the various facets of supply chain management, focusing on EHS (Environmental, Health, and Safety) intelligence. It highlights how the team aids in corporate standards, regulatory intelligence, and forecasting. Additionally, the chapter emphasizes corporate sustainability with a particular focus on ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) regulations. This is presented as part of enhesa's product intelligence services, which concentrate on product regulations and safety. The chapter also notes that the expert team involved has vast experience and covers a wide range of regulatory topics.
04:00 - 05:00: Agenda Overview The chapter 'Agenda Overview' introduces the global trust and recognition the company has from major brands around the world. It highlights the company's commitment to providing necessary compliance information and exceeding standard best practices through advanced tools and technology. Additionally, it mentions logistics for the webinar, such as addressing technical issues via the chat feature.
05:00 - 08:00: Detailed Overview of Poking Packaging Focus Compliance Solution The chapter introduces the technical support available during a webinar focused on Poking Packaging compliance solutions. Attendees are informed about how to submit questions via a Q&A box, which will be actively monitored. After the webinar, a recording will be shared with all participants and uploaded to a dedicated platform for existing customers. This ensures everyone has access to the information discussed in the webinar.
08:00 - 10:00: Introduction to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) The chapter titled 'Introduction to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)' seems to be set in the context of a webinar. The speaker encourages participants to submit any lingering questions to their help desk after the session, accessible to both existing customers and potential ones. The agenda for the webinar includes a section led by the speaker, who may be providing further insights into EPR.
10:00 - 12:00: EPR's Impact on Supply Chain The chapter titled "EPR's Impact on Supply Chain" begins with a product manager discussing the packaging Focus COMPLI solution. The main focus is on explaining the tool briefly before diving into more specific regulatory topics. Kimberly, one of the speakers, will provide a special highlight on the European Product Responsibility (EUP PWR), while other regulatory news from around the globe will also be covered. The chapter mentions speaker bios, offering an option for further interest in the speakers' backgrounds, before transitioning into detailed discussions around the topic of packaging.
12:00 - 15:00: Focus on Packaging Regulations and EPR Tool Coverage The chapter titled 'Focus on Packaging Regulations and EPR Tool Coverage' discusses a comprehensive compliance solution for packaging. The solution is an EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) tool that provides detailed coverage of packaging EPR regulations worldwide. It is not limited to EPR but also encompasses various facets of packaging regulations. The tool covers key topics including labeling, registration, and notification.
15:00 - 18:00: Current and Future Coverage of EPR Tool The chapter titled 'Current and Future Coverage of EPR Tool' discusses the chemical restrictions allowed in packaging and end-of-life management. It emphasizes understanding EPR, which stands for Extended Producer Responsibility. EPR is highlighted as a key regulatory tool adopted by governments to ensure compliance. The chapter aims to explain the significance of EPR in packaging regulations.
18:00 - 20:00: Tool Access and Benefits for Customers The chapter titled 'Tool Access and Benefits for Customers' focuses on the concept of a circular economy and the principle of extended producer responsibility (EPR). It explores how EPR regulations place more accountability on producers, particularly those creating and distributing packaging for consumers. The chapter looks into the implications of these regulations which aim to ensure producers take greater responsibility for the lifecycle of their products, aligning with the circular economy model.
20:00 - 25:00: Introduction to PPWR and Regulatory Changes The chapter delves into the increasing popularity of packaging and its regulatory changes, focusing particularly on the end-of-life management of packaging. It discusses how these regulations affect the entire supply chain, making them effective by influencing what happens to packaging after its use. The emphasis is on the ripple effect these regulations have across the supply chain, showcasing their effectiveness.
25:00 - 30:00: Core Measures of PPWR The chapter discusses the involvement of various stakeholders in compliance obligations related to packaging. It introduces a tool called 'packaging EPR Tool,' which focuses on consumer product packaging, industrial packaging, and tertiary packaging. The tool addresses existing regulations and forecasts upcoming ones.
30:00 - 35:00: Scope and Definitions of PPWR The chapter titled 'Scope and Definitions of PPWR' discusses the jurisdictions encompassed by the regulations, which include 130 regions across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and North America, specifically mentioning all 50 US states and Canadian territories and provinces. The chapter clarifies the tool's scope, noting that while it covers packaging regulations that often address food packaging, it does not cover food contact regulations directly. It concludes by clarifying some exclusions from the tool's purview.
35:00 - 40:00: Restricted Substances and Design Aspects in PPWR This chapter discusses the specific regulations related to packaging materials, notably excluding product-specific concerns such as transportation or hazard communication. The focus is solely on the packaging itself. There is also an emphasis on continuous improvement and expansion of their tool, with efforts this year particularly aimed at expanding into Latin America.
40:00 - 45:00: Recyclability and Recycled Content in PPWR This chapter discusses the focus on Asia and AMA regions in terms of recyclability and recycled content. It highlights the flexibility and willingness to adjust priorities based on customer feedback, particularly when certain countries are of high priority but not yet included in the current tool. The emphasis is on collaboration and responsiveness to customer needs.
45:00 - 50:00: Reusability and Compostability in PPWR The chapter titled 'Reusability and Compostability in PPWR' discusses a packaging EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) tool provided to customers. The tool is accessible in Excel format and consists of 17 tabs through which users can navigate. It provides detailed information on various topics such as the applicability of packaging regulations, responsibilities of stakeholders, and content related to PCR (Post-Consumer Recycled) material. The chapter focuses on enhancing support for customers in understanding and managing packaging regulations effectively.
50:00 - 55:00: Labeling and Registration under PPWR The chapter discusses the development of a tool designed to provide quick and easy access to information regarding labeling and registration under PPWR, specifically focusing on restricted substances. It highlights the need for the tool to be user-friendly for Regulatory Compliance experts, emphasizing features that allow efficient searching and access to relevant data. The tool's filter capabilities are noted as key benefits for users with limited time.
55:00 - 60:00: Summary of PPWR Insights The chapter titled 'Summary of PPWR Insights' discusses the bi-weekly publication of a tool that is updated regularly. Subscribers receive alert emails directly in their inbox with each update to ensure they remain informed. These alerts not only notify users of updates but also include additional content that extends beyond the tool's basic information. This ensures that users are well-informed about any further elaborations or details that are crucial to their understanding of the tool.
60:00 - 65:00: Discussion of PPWR in a Global Context The chapter titled 'Discussion of PPWR in a Global Context' provides insights and access to information that, while technically outside the main focus, could significantly impact the packaging industry and its stakeholders. It includes key headlines from their news and insights offerings, exclusive access to quarterly webinars, and direct communication with experts such as Kimberly and her team who compile the content.
65:00 - 70:00: Packaging Regulations in Asia Pacific The chapter 'Packaging Regulations in Asia Pacific' delves into the intricacies of packaging and packaging waste regulations, commonly referred to as PPWR. The discussion kicks off with an introduction that highlights the importance and excitement surrounding the new tool designed to address these regulations. The presenter, Kim, then takes over to provide a detailed exploration of these regulations, focusing on their application within the Asia Pacific region. This chapter sets the stage for a comprehensive understanding of how these regulations impact businesses and the environment in the targeted geographical area.
70:00 - 75:00: Packaging Regulations in EMEA and North America This chapter discusses the proposed amendments to packaging regulations in the EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa) region and North America. It highlights the initiation of work on a new regulation aimed at amending directives, which began back in November 2022. The focus is on how these regulatory changes have been a significant agenda item for professionals working with packaging in Europe. The chapter also notes that these regulations were approved last year and are now officially published as Regulation 20254. The discussion includes some adjustments in the new regulations compared to previous directives.
75:00 - 79:00: Conclusion and Final Remarks The chapter titled 'Conclusion and Final Remarks' discusses the final version of a regulatory text. It maintains consistency with earlier drafts in terms of reuse and refill targets, but introduces specific exceptions for products like wines, spirits, and milk, indicating a more tailored approach. The regulation came into force on February 11th, with most provisions becoming legally binding from August next year.

Global EPR Packaging Focused Compliance Transcription

00:00 - 00:30 hello everyone and Welcome to our first quarterly webinar for the enging focus compliance solution of 2025 uh my name is Melanie rebar I am the North America Regulatory and compliance analyst for enhesa products uh expert Services team and I joined here today also by my colleague Kimberly deuel who represents our EU team uh we are both excited to have you here today uh uh and so with that let's let's dive
00:30 - 01:00 in a little bit uh first I wanted to set the stage for what we're doing here today um our poke poking packaging Focus compliance solution is a tool we offer our existing customers and today's webinar is usually part of that offering our customers get quarterly webinars um exclusive to them usually but this month we have decided to open that the floor to uh all of you so thank you for joining us here today
01:00 - 01:30 it's going to be a good time we're going to go over the packaging tool and talk a lot about packaging regulations but before we do that uh we got to go through some marketing slides just in case you are brand brand new here uh so inhes of product intelligence that's who we are and we aim to enable businesses like yours to have safer more sustainable products in line with compliance requirements at inhes of product intelligence our mission is to help product safety and compliance
01:30 - 02:00 professionals avoid the risks of non-compliance and Achieve Market access with our regulatory data news analysis events like this one uh training and our expert Support Services um at inhes of product intelligence sits within the larger adhesive family uh where we also offer support with um sustainable chemistry that business unit has solutions to help you understand the chemicals you have in your processes and products and your
02:00 - 02:30 supply chains we have EHS intelligence uh where we help you with corporate standards regulatory intelligence and forecasting we have corporate sustainability which focuses on ESG regulations and again we sit within enhesa product intelligence where we focus on product regulations and product safety our expert team uh collectively has a vast amount of experience we cover again a wide range of regular to topics
02:30 - 03:00 and we're trusted globally by Major Brands uh all around the world while uh and then we give you necessary information on compliance we also go beyond what is best practices and standards um to Via our highly effective tools and technology and so there's our there uh there's a little bit about us and then for practicalities on today's webinar uh if you are having any technical issues uh please use the chat feature and goto
03:00 - 03:30 webinar we have technical support behind the scenes who can help you with any of those and then if you have any questions for myself or Kimberly about our content about our offerings uh you can submit those to the Q&A uh box that is what we will be monitoring for you today and then after today's webinar a recording will be shared with all attendees for our existing customers the recording will also be uploaded onto the platform where it usually is available for you all and you will have access to
03:30 - 04:00 the slides as well and then last but not least I like to just always remind everyone that if you leave today's webinar with some burning question that you didn't get a chance to ask you can still submit it uh afterwards via our help desk for existing customers and you can also uh reach out uh even if you are not a customer just yet and for today's webinar on our agenda again first um myself as the
04:00 - 04:30 product manager for our packaging Focus compli solution I'm going to walk you through the tool just a little bit today and then we will dive into our regulatory topics where Kimberly will do our special highlight on the eup pwr and I'll cover some other regulatory news from elsewhere around the globe these are our speaker bios if you have any interest in checking those out and now I will dive into again talking to you a little bit about the poking
04:30 - 05:00 packaging Focus compliance solution itself so our packaging epr Tool uh places does provides detailed coverage of packaging epr regulations around the globe um it is not just focused on epr we cover as many aspects of packaging regulations as we can and so we have some bullet points for those there so we cover topics um like labeling registration notification
05:00 - 05:30 uh what kind of chemical restrictions are allowed in your packaging and and end of life management and more here I wanted to pause and just touch base on what is epr I tend to do Dive Right into packaging epr and sometimes forget to explain what epr actually is so epr stands for extended producer responsibility it is a type of Regulation that really has become a go-to compliance op tool for governments
05:30 - 06:00 focused on uh circular economy and what extended producer responsibility really means is that there it's a regul regulation type which is putting more responsibility on producers so on those producers who are making the packaging brand owners who are putting the packaging on the shelves for consumers and so again it is doing exactly what the name implies really and the epr regulations are not only specific to
06:00 - 06:30 packaging they can be for used for lots of different types of products uh but they are again gaining a lot of popularity with packaging specifically and these types of regulations that focus on endof life management like what do you do with the product with the packaging at the end of its life do have a ripple effect up the EMP entire supply chain which makes them again very effective um because they are impacting or at least effective in the way that a
06:30 - 07:00 lot of stakeholders have to be involved uh with these sorts of compliance obligations and so our packaging epr Tool uh focuses again on package consumer product packaging Industrial Packaging and tertiary packaging and regulations that are again targeting those things it covers both existing and already in place regulations as well as forecasting for upcoming regulations uh our tool currently covers
07:00 - 07:30 130 jurisdictions across Asia Europe Middle East Africa and North America it does include all 50 US states and all of the Canadian uh territories and provinces the things that are out of scope are the tool the tool doesn't cover food contact regulations themselves though a lot of the packaging regulations we do cover also address food packaging so food packaging is included even if food contact regulations are not and then other things that are out of scope of the tool
07:30 - 08:00 are really just product specific regulations so the tool is specific for packaging itself and not the product inside the packaging right so we don't cover things like Transportation or Hazard communication because those are specific to the product and not the packaging right and so and then we are always working on improving and expanding our tool and so this year we are focused on expanding into Latin America and continuing to expand in uh
08:00 - 08:30 Asia and the AMA regions here is a list we always provide our existing customers about what specifically we are working on adding into the tool and I always again remind you all to or encourage you to if there's a country that's not on this list you see in front of you right now and not already existing in the tool that is a very high priority for you please let us know we are always flexible and willing to adjust uh what
08:30 - 09:00 we're working on behind the scenes to support our customers the best we can and then for those who haven't seen the tool yet uh the packaging epr tool is provided to our customers in an Excel format and the information is broken down into 17 tabs which is what I have outlined for you on the slide here so you can break the information down by who is the packaging regulation applicable to who has responsibilities under underneath of it PCR content
09:00 - 09:30 restricted substances again we've tried to develop the tool in a way to make the information bite-sized and quick to find right we know that as Regulatory Compliance uh experts your time is very limited and so we've tried to make the tool again as fast and easy for you to use as possible and other additional benefits you get uh with our tool is again that filter ability to allow you to find the
09:30 - 10:00 information our tool is published by weekly and every so every other week we have new content and updates to the existing content we have in there um with those bi-weekly Publications you also get alert emails straight to your inbox so those alerts make sure you never miss uh when we have updated the tool and in those alerts we provide a lot of extra content even that goes beyond the tool itself so if there's some thing we want to elaborate
10:00 - 10:30 on that's technically out of scope of the tool but we think could be really impactful to the packaging industry packaging stakeholders we include that as well and and we include um headlines from our news and insights offering as well you also get exclusive access to these quarterly webinars um and then of course direct access to myself Kimberly and the rest of our team of experts who are the ones putting the content together for you so with all of that
10:30 - 11:00 said uh I hope the tool sounds very cool and exciting to you all as it is to me H but now we will dive into the real content of the webinar um and highlight the packaging and packaging waste regulations specifically so I will pass the mic over to you Kim thank you Melanie good morning good afternoon to everyone so I'll jump straight in um the packaging and packaging waste regulation as many of you will know is referenced also as the ppwr I'll be mentioning This Acronym
11:00 - 11:30 throughout so just so you know um so yeah many of you will be already familiar with some of its terms um this proposal work for a new regulation amending the directive was launched already in November 22 um sorry 20122 so the topic has been high on the agenda for everybody in working with packaging in Europe and last year the regulations were approved and are now published on the official Journal as regulation 20254 there are uh some adjustments from
11:30 - 12:00 earlier drafts in this final version so reuse and refill targets remain the same for example but the final regulation does provide specific exceptions for certain products such as wines and spirits milk so it has a bit more of a tailored approach we could say it entered into force on the 11th of February so just a month ago and it will start applying from August next year meaning most of its Provisions will become legally V ing from that date
12:00 - 12:30 however there is article 67 which will apply from February 2029 so this gives Industries extra time to transition away from what is expanded and extruded polystyrene EPs and XPS in food containers so this could be beverage cups shrink wrap luggage um poly stering chips multipack plastic which is commonly used in transport retail and food services so moving on uh to the
12:30 - 13:00 core measures I'm going to be presenting the ppwr introduces significant changes for companies producing or placing packaging on the EU Market these are recyclability postc consumer recycled content reduction of waste or minimization reusability labeling and registration and Reporting um the ppwr is laid out in 13 chapters and 70 articles um many of us have already become familiar with some of it and here
13:00 - 13:30 we'll be focusing with a bit of a limited time but we'll be focusing on sustainability requirements labeling and General Obligations I did want to give you a quick note though that the ppwr requires penalties to be effective proportionate and dissuasive but this interpretation uh of the terms may vary throughout different member states so we won't be delving into these enforcement mechanisms but if you want to have a closer look um it it does introduce several risk for companies once it's
13:30 - 14:00 fully implemented so please reach out if you do have any questions on that um moving on to scope and definitions here's where we will break down uh so you can see really whether it applies to your products or not the ppwr applies to packaging placed on the market in the European community and or packaging waste whether it is used or released at industrial commercial office shop service household or any level regardless of the material is us used so what it's introducing here is clear
14:00 - 14:30 distinction between what is considered packaging and what is not focusing on whether an item is an integral part of a product um and whether the there is an um it's necessary for its function throughout its lifetime so it aims to reduce unnecessary regulation of product components that serve a functional purpose that is in comparison to the directive um so there is three types of um Packaging uh we could have we have
14:30 - 15:00 the sales or primary packaging which is that packaging that comes directly into contact with the product this could be food contact sorry food containers shampoo bottles or toothpaste for example um there's also group uh or secondary packaging these a group of uh multiple units of primary packaging an example of this could be the sixpack plastic rings for cans there's also transport which could be uh pallets wrapped in plastic film large cardboard boxes containing multiple grouped
15:00 - 15:30 packages or polyene chips for cushioning for example this applies to economic operators and also producers producers are defined broadly as a manufacturer importer or distributor who regardless of the sales method that means including distance selling e-commerce Etc places the packaging on the market for the first time so that's the definitions there briefly for you moving on to um restricted substances um similarly to
15:30 - 16:00 the directive substances of concern and heavy metals are regulated under the ppwr and not much has changed however um recycled materials now must be meet stricter safety standards and we need to make sure that handful substances do not accumulate in recycled packaging so for heavy metals lead cadmium Mercury and exalent chromium um these must not exceed 100 people PM so that hasn't
16:00 - 16:30 changed but we might see stricter monitoring on these now to the juicy part uh pasas as always we do have the pp ppwr uh limiting the amount of pasas in food contact packaging so this will mean that it will be prohibited from sale if it contains two 25 parts per billion for any pasas as measured with targeted pasas analysis or 250 uh parts per billion for the sum of pasas this is referring to polymeric
16:30 - 17:00 pasas ex which would be excluded from uh quantification pasas compounds that exist as polymers which are larger more complex molecule molecules are typically less volatile and they're not easily measured with a standard targeted analytical method so these kind would be excluded from these two measurements here then there's a 50 PPM limit for pases in general that's including the polymeric pasas and if the total Florine content is uh equal or exceeding 50 ppms
17:00 - 17:30 the manufacturer importer or Downstream user must provide the relevant party uh with proof of this Florine content so another aspect in terms of uh restricted substances would be BPA or bisphenol a this is regulated under a separate regulation uh restricting its use in food contact materials and articles such as baby bottles however the ppwr does extends sustainability and
17:30 - 18:00 safety requirements to packaging containing this substance so the use of BPA and its salts is prohibited in the manufacturer specific fcms and other bisphenols or bisphenol derivatives must not contain any residual vpa so that's one of the things to consider there now let's move on to the design aspects um there's a few chapters to this uh a few articles on this so going to start off with minimization reduction under the ppwr packaging must be
18:00 - 18:30 designed to minimize volume and weight while maintaining the functionality and recyclability features that merely increase perceived volume such as double walls or falce bottoms or superflous packaging are not permitted anymore um so the technical documentation for packaging must justify this minimum necessary weight and volume detailing calculations batch variations and design constraints that prevent further reduction um must explore all weight
18:30 - 19:00 reduction opportunities this means avoiding any uh mere material substitution and if there is an increased weight or volume Um this can be accepted if it's justified by other aspects of design such as recyclability recycled content or reusability so yeah there's a lot to impack in there but um please reach out if you have any questions um I'll move on to recyclability as uh kind of short
19:00 - 19:30 of in time so I'll move on to recyclability there we go um all packaging is must be intended and designed so that once it becomes waste it is suitable for material recycling that means that it must be easily collected separately it must be easily sorted into designated waste streams without contaminating them and it must be recycled at scale so here the ppwr aims to standardize recyclability criteria across the EU to create a Level
19:30 - 20:00 Playing Field and eliminate Market barriers so packaging will be rated in what is known as a b or c based on a harmonized recycling design criteria you can find this in Annex 2 tables three and four uh the packaging design must prioritize the predominant material used in the packaging for this effective recyclability and so here's a few deadlines that you must keep in mind we have from 2030 Packaging must meet this criteria to be considered
20:00 - 20:30 recyclable um however 20 from 2035 additional criteria based on large scale recycling outcomes will be introduced and packaging rated below c will no longer be considered technically recyclable and finally from January 2038 uh only packaging that achieves Grade B can be placed on the market so we'll need to be really getting start to get acquainted with this criteria and know how it's going to affect um uh
20:30 - 21:00 the supply chain really the provision also establishes a framework for adjusting the financial contribution that producers pay based on the recyclability performance grades so it depending on how well the packaging achieves this um these grades so in this way it's linking producers economic responsibility to how well their packaging is designed for recycling something which I think is is quite interesting moving on we we have the Recycled content next
21:00 - 21:30 um uh packaging should be designed and manufactured for a greater substitution of what would be the primary raw materials with recycled ones so there's a strong focus on plastic here obviously the Recycled content must be recovered from postc consumer plastic waste that is collected either within the EU or a third country provided that collection standards are equivalent then by 2030 plastic packaging must meet these mandatory recycling content targets you
21:30 - 22:00 can see um these are calculated per manufacturing plant and year giving a bit of flexibility um with stricter targets that will be introduced by 2040 and these are based on packaging type and contact sensitivity so that means whether it becomes sorry it comes into contact with food medical products and so on so just to give you an example here um single-use plastic beverage bottles have a target of 30% % uh recycled by 2030 and it go already goes
22:00 - 22:30 up to more than twice of that 65% by 2040 um so yeah another thing to keep in mind there moving on to the other aspect of design which is also quite important is reusability reuse under the ppwr means any operation by which reusable packaging is used multiple times for the same purpose for which it was conceived so it must meet again specific criteria
22:30 - 23:00 which is laid out in article 11 you can go check that um this may mean that packaging needs to be heavier or larger uh than if it was only designed to use less material so you can see that there will be some compromises we'll have to do there in terms of design so this could mean for example um that packaging may need to be sturdier to withstand multiple cycles of use so that's something that we need to consider when when designing um achieving a higher
23:00 - 23:30 percentage of recycled or monom material composition may require certain design trade-offs and certain design choices that improve recyclability might need also larger and heavier package um so yeah the ppwr establishes progressive reuse obligations allowing sector specific exemptions and it's also giving member states flexibility to set stricter targets if if if they so wish to so again um as I was mentioning with
23:30 - 24:00 enforcement there are certain rules that are uh catch all but there are there is some flexibility for member states there to uh tailor it so giving you some examples and this is not an exhaustive list um we have reused targets for transport and sales packaging where by thir 2030 at least 40% of Transport packaging in the EU must be reusable and it's increasing this uh Target to 70% by 40 at 2040 so this would be um stricter
24:00 - 24:30 rules for packaging used within an operator's site at a single member Sate but there are exemptions in this case for example for dangerous goods or L large uh Machinery packaging food contact flexible packaging and cardboard boxes um another aspect I wanted to exemplify here is group packaging so we have a target of 10% of group packaging um by 2030 and this is uh then increased to 25% by 2040 in the case of Beverage
24:30 - 25:00 packaging for example we have a target of 10% of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages that must be sold in reusable packaging and it's increased to 40% by whoops 2040 um exemptions apply here to certain perishable dairy products Wine and Spirits so keep that in mind another important aspect is that if you are a small retailer or are in a small uh
25:00 - 25:30 sorry remote location uh you might want to pay attention to certain exemptions that you can apply so and then finally yeah be aware that the commission will issue some guidelines on these um products by 2027 um and also the commission plans to review the effectiveness of the 2030 targets by 2034 and assess the feasibility of the 2040 targets so that's also something we must keep in mind if we want to see whether it
25:30 - 26:00 changes or not in in the near future moving on to the last aspect of our design is the biobased and compostability so biobased um so yeah sorry by 2028 um the EU will review the sustainability and performance of biobased uh plastic packaging potentially leading to new legislation on sustain sustainability criteria usage targets and alter ative compliance for recycled content in food packaging um
26:00 - 26:30 but yeah so far the biobased Plastics definition is Plastics that are made from biological resources such as biomass feed stock organic waste or byproducts irrespective of whether the plastic is biodegradable or not now we delve into what's the biodegradable Plastics and this definition is quite key here so it refers specifically to those Plastics that are readily biodegradable meaning they can convert more than 90% of the original material
26:30 - 27:00 into CO2 water and minerals by via biological processes within 6 months so this is regardless of the feed feed stock that is used but it's an important aspect to maintain to keep in mind and it's a way of harmonizing um across the EU the ppwr also establishes mandatory compostability for tea and coffee bags as well as Ticky labels on fruit and vegetables by February 2028 and this is under certain industrial
27:00 - 27:30 conditions ensuring that they can be processed effectively in bowte treatment facilities um member states again here may rule additional packaging to be compostable if their Waste Systems Support biase collection and processing we know that there are some differences in these systems across uh Europe so um yeah if these conditions are met they can require lightweight plastic bags for example to be compostable so another thing to check with within the member states you are placing your packaging
27:30 - 28:00 in um and finally we'll move on to the labeling uh aspects next slide um so yeah here we have the 2028 um deadline for packaging where it must have harmonized labeling indicating material composition for Consumer sorting so the whole idea here is that consumers have a very clear idea of what they need to do with their packaging um
28:00 - 28:30 so packaging labels will use pictograms for accessibility for people with disabilities and will be paired with corresponding labels on waste bins so trying to reduce as maximum that that possible confusion there they will include digital marking for substances of concern and compostable and deposit return system packaging must be clear and unambiguous label the epr compliance can also be shown via QR codes and claims on recycled and biobased
28:30 - 29:00 content must follow eu-wide rules again there is really a lot to impact in these um definitions here but uh please reach out if you want to know more uh by 2029 February or 30 months from the entry into force of the relevant implementing acts this is something that the mechanism that the EU often uses so implementing certain aspects of Regulation via implementing acts um we have reusable packaging placed on the market that will be um that that is
29:00 - 29:30 labeled reusable and distinguished from single use packaging so this is to help consumers immediately recognize them and there are exemptions for e-commerce packaging for example and transport packaging and packaging and deposit return systems um so we do not have a lot of time to go into claims but that is covered under article 14 and it basically aligns uh environmental claims about packaging with unfair commercial practices directive so so you can go check that if you wish then in terms of
29:30 - 30:00 um registration in the next slide please the ppwr requires each member state to appoint a competent Authority or multiple by July this year to oversee the implementation and enforcement of producer registration and this applies in general to any producer that places packaging or package products on the market in a member State for the first time um by February next year year the commission will Define what is called a
30:00 - 30:30 standard registration format that uses Open Standards and machine readable data and allows data transfer without vendor lockin producers must be registered in a member in the member state where they place the packaging or package products on the market but if a if you as a producer are not established in the EU then you must appoint what is called an authorized representative an AR in that member state that is covered under article 45 if you want to see more and
30:30 - 31:00 finally reporting some of the general reporting obligations are addressed in the pbwr but ultimately you must refer to each individual member state to see the specific requirements again here there are some exceptions for small producers so if you're um producing under 10 tons of packaging per year you can submit what is known as a simplified report okay so I know this is a very brief overview and there is really lot to apart from this regulation but please
31:00 - 31:30 reach out if you have any questions and we'll be happy to help over to you Melanie thanks Kim and great great job great summary we have a lot of questions in the chat already so you can uh take a peek at those while we while we hop around to elsewhere in the world uh the way I usually structure these quarterly webinars again is we we talk about the packaging tool in the beginning we have a very we have a deep dive into one topic this mon the ppwr and then we touch a very high level on some other
31:30 - 32:00 things going on elsewhere in the world so that's that's where we're at now so we'll start with Asia Pacific uh where there's been some movement last year and already at the beginning of this year with um the current plastic waste management rules uh the current rules were put out in 2016 I believed and they are geared towards plastic packaging specifically but there are two different drafts um that are going on so we have the Draft rules to extend um the epr
32:00 - 32:30 obligations Beyond just plastic packaging and to include glass metal and paper so these some some Draft rules have been introduced uh so if you are uh impacted by that you may want to take a peek and then there have also been some amendments introduced to the existing regulation uh which would require QR code labeling for the plastic packaging specifically starting as early as July of this year in South Korea um there has been a draft
32:30 - 33:00 amendment to their act on the promotion of saving and recycling of resources uh these amendments uh propose making PCR content um mandatory and which it is currently voluntary and um so yeah so that just indicates that in the near future this this could become an enforced uh regulation so if you are currently not aware of those voluntary requirements you may want to
33:00 - 33:30 take a look at them and investigate how the possibility of them becoming mandatory could impact your business jumping to Europe Middle East and Africa uh in Kenya we have uh under the sustainable Waste Management regulations coming up in May all producers must be registered with the national environment and Management Authority there and in Russia there are some annual reports that are due in April so coming up here shortly um which
33:30 - 34:00 they're not a brand new obligation the reports themselves are not a new obligation but there are some new reporting forms available so they've broken down um there's now three different reporting forms I believe uh and it's divided up based on whether the packaging is being imported um and then there's a new procedure for calculating the environmental fees so again even though the reporting obligation itself isn't new there are some new aspects of it uh that you may need to uh
34:00 - 34:30 investigate and then we also have in the UK uh their producer responsibility obligation regulation became effective at the beginning of this year and reporting for that is also due um in April for the second half of 2024 I believe that's a typo there um but Scotland has also proposed amendments to its existing deposit and return scheme uh while the UK's specific regulation
34:30 - 35:00 itself is being delayed and then uh the separate the separate of waste England regulations 2025 also comes into effect at the end of this year so that one has to do with um it's supposed to be the separation there we go of waste uh regulation and it's about again how um paper and cardboard should be separated from other dry recyclables and how that regulations outlining how that is supposed to be
35:00 - 35:30 approached in Canada uh this is a throwback just a reminder that last year um the federal plastic registry reporting notice was signed and so the phase one reports under that regulations are due this September um this phase does address P Plastics uh placed on the market in 2024 in three categories so the reporting notice itself has multiple phases for reporting so this is just phase one and so phase one addresses P plastic
35:30 - 36:00 packaging uh plastic involved in electronic and electrical equipment and single use or disposable plastic packaging Plastic Products phase two reporting which will be due in 2026 uh will build on this right so this if you um have reporting obligations under phase one then when Phase 2 comes around you'll have to keep reporting on those same things as well as additional things right so each phase builds and
36:00 - 36:30 more and more will be due uh I believe there are four phases to that reporting uh so you'll want to make sure you have all of that ready to go starting in September and then in the US uh there are five states with full epr regulations in place for packaging and there really is movement going on with all of them so if you're dealing with packaging in the US states you'll want to keep an eye on what's happening with these um in May we're anticipating some final rule adoption for their regulation
36:30 - 37:00 later this year um producers in both Oregon and Colorado have to become members of the state appointed uh producer responsibility organization by July and then Cal recycle uh has published some updates to their covered materials categories so which types of packaging are actually in scope uh you'll want to take a look at that and then uh just a note at the bottom that the circular action Alliance is the state PR that has been approved um in both Oregon
37:00 - 37:30 and then recently in Minnesota um and it is again also in Colorado as well so the circular action Alliance is an organization uh that you'll need to be involved with for compliance in those States and then um on a forecasting note in the US uh we have another tool internally where we're tracking uh again types of bills that are being introduced at the state level that are impacting chemicals and in chemicals management and so I just wanted to bring to your attention that about 10% of the bills we
37:30 - 38:00 are tracking so far this year are targeting packaging in some way shape or form so this packaging really is a high priority for the US states uh some examples are just that Massachusetts signed at the end of last year a clean energy bill requiring a special epr commission to be formed so even though again no specific packaging APR there yet this this indicates that there could be one coming in the future uh New York
38:00 - 38:30 has an open-ended epr bill which has everybody which I think everyone's keeping an eye on just because they haven't defined what designated products means yet so will they target do they have a desire to Target packaging under this or some other type of product we're not sure yet but something to keep an eye on and then Washington State uh has also introduced a epr program for packaging uh draft bill so they are also looking
38:30 - 39:00 at that and um it would make sense uh for what we know about Washington that they would pursue this kind of Regulation obligation uh they tend to you know align with some of what the other states are doing around them Oregon California Washington they tend to kind of align their bills sometimes when they can so since Oregon and California both have epr for packaging regulations in place it just makes sense uh for from my perspective that Washington might also um PS uh pursue
39:00 - 39:30 that kind of Regulation and so very top level highlight uh again if you want a deeper dive into elsewhere around the world other than just the ppwr come back and join us again for our next quarterly webinars um but again I see that we do have a lot of questions coming through but keep submitting them uh feel free even even if we don't get to your questions today we will follow
39:30 - 40:00 up with an answer um with the support of our our marketing team we will follow up and so with that let me just once more uh before you leave share some information about adhesive product intelligence and other ways that we can help you um we have our chemical watch news and insights journalists uh around the world uh that bring you up-to-date Vital Information on regulatory changes this new service is a trusted source of information across the globe uh and we
40:00 - 40:30 have and I've mentioned them that we collaborate with them with our packaging tool as well you know to provide you those new stories when they are uh applicable and then we also have databases and tools that give you uh help to protect your business and your compliance and then you have access if you become a customer to our expert advice our expert Services team for your business and then we finally have we also have a professional development uh
40:30 - 41:00 membership which gives you access to events like this and invaluable training and conferences that we have around the world covering a range of topics um again here you heard me refer in the beginning of the presentation to our packaging uh epr tool as a focus compliance solution so Focus compliance solution is uh the term we use for several of the tools we offer um and we have other options as well
41:00 - 41:30 listed here so we have a Ross tool we have an epr and E-Waste Tool ghs uh the legislation tracker is the tool I mentioned where I got that 10% number from of St 10% of bills that are at the state level are targeting packaging that's where that number came from we have a Cosmetics tool and a batteries tool as well um for professional development um this is a membership offering we have
41:30 - 42:00 that helps keep your whole team up to date with training conferences networking uh and ond demand learning content which is really really valuable we also wanted to highlight uh that we have specifically this chemicals management for packaging event coming up in April um it is at our regul our European regulatory Summit uh on Thurs Thursday and uh Kim is going to be there
42:00 - 42:30 presenting on uh the interaction between EU sustainability rules and the ppwr so if you liked what she shared today she's going to share some even more great content um on April 10th in Brussels uh but you can also attend the event virtually and you can attend the full event it's a multiple Day event or you can just tune in for the packaging one itself and if you are a professional development member then you might already have access to the event so you'll want to get it on your calendar
42:30 - 43:00 um next we have uh just another slide about again our news and insights offering which I've already discussed uh here is the graphic for our regulatory database which I don't think I've discussed specifically but our regulatory database really is you know a library of regulatory data uh that you could have access to and it currently covers 279
43:00 - 43:30 jurisdictions um so it's a really really great resource for um for Regulatory Compliance Specialists and so with that why don't we take a why don't I ask Kim to come back on and maybe we can tackle a couple of questions we've still got plenty of time um and umie he indeed we have an overwhelming amount of questions which was slightly
43:30 - 44:00 unexpected but I do think um yeah as I said there it's there's so many chapters there's so much to be expected yeah I think we can I've I've selected a few so maybe um I can respond to those now and then anything that's left over we can address later go for it so there's one talk uh asking about uh harmonized symbols for recyclability
44:00 - 44:30 um and are there harmonized symbols we can Implement now or do we still need to use symbol specific for each member state so this I think sorry will be concerning a few other um atende today so the harmonized recyclability symbols are still a few years away that's expected in 2027 under the ppwr so you will need to continue using the recycling symbols that are speciic specific to each member state for now and so different member states have
44:30 - 45:00 their own requirements for packaging symbols um and they're based on the local recycling systems and regulations that they have but once the harmonized recycl recyclability symbols are introduced then you can transition to using those but unfortunately we do not have those available just yet so that would be one question I picked then there's another one on pasas so with regard to pasas restrictions in the EU there is information available relating to food food contact packaging but do
45:00 - 45:30 you know how other types of packaging might be treated um so yeah I think this again uh can be uh relevant to others so while in the there is detailed information regarding food and food contact packaging uh the treatment of other types of packaging is still subject to regul regulatory discussions uh we are expecting uh pus ban under reach and that is still on the go so yeah that that is something we'll
45:30 - 46:00 we'll still have to wait for and see um I think it's likely that restrictions on beas will extend to other packaging materials particularly those that are used for Cosmetics uh for chemicals or other consumer goods especially as these substances can be harmful to human health so I think those would probably be areas where we'd want to look at um and a third question I picked was um I saw a couple of people asking about medical device packaging yeah and what it's exempt from the ppwr so the medical
46:00 - 46:30 device packaging is exempt from certain aspects of the uh ppwr due to the specific needs of this um this type of of devices um so the medical sector where the packaging's primary purpose is to say preserve and protect a device rather than to reduce environmental impact and um yeah these would be would not have to meet the recyclability criteria that apply to other types of packaging uh but it still needs to comply with General waste
46:30 - 47:00 management requirements um so yeah I think that covers three different aspects I see a few bits and Bobs of um on substances but I think we can address those in a different moment I don't know Melanie if you want to take some questions from your section yeah so one of the questions I saw come through is a great question which I should have addressed which is just how you access our packaging epr tool and so
47:00 - 47:30 for those um of you who are existing customers I can I thought I I took a quick screenshot that you just uh this is what our homepage looks like and the packaging tool itself can be found here in the top right under Tools so that is where you can find access to all of our Focus compliance Solutions if you don't have access to the tool itself and it's something you're interested in you'll want to reach out to your account manager um and they can work with you
47:30 - 48:00 for getting access but that's where you find it on your homepage top blue bar under the tools that's where you find access to all of our Focus compliance Solutions um and again for those of you who are not existing customers uh there will be a poll launched here in a second which uh will ask you if you have any interest in hearing more about our offerings so I suggest you answer yes to that poll and someone will reach out to you um um otherwise uh I also saw some questions coming through about pasos
48:00 - 48:30 testing and just if we could recommend any sort of testing things from that aspect and so from there I wanted I can address that we do have a global Service Providers guide available we publish one every year which gives recommendations on again things like thirdparty labs and other consulting firms that can help you uh with those sorts of things uh we here at enhesa product intelligence we you know we're a regulatory information provider so we can't we don't
48:30 - 49:00 technically provide test we don't do testing or provide uh testing Consulting and information like that but we do have that service providers guide available um so I would recommend checking that out I believe it's available for free whether you're a customer uh or not so um you can just Google again I believe andisa Global service provider guide I believe it comes up um and then so there's my recommendation on some of those types of questions I don't know if
49:00 - 49:30 you saw any other questions come through uh Kim that you want to tackle I'm trying to there's a lot more than usual there there is an interesting question about ppwr in Latin America and so ppwr is an EU specific regulation but it I know Latin America sometimes looks to the EU for for regulatory inspiration uh so is there any do you know of
49:30 - 50:00 anything going on with Latin America implementing anything similar I've have um no idea at this point no um I mean I do think that um there is a tendency to sort of um replicate some of these um strategies in in terms of policymaking and and it's likely that um we'll see this in fact I was reading an article this morning on the uh impact of Bea restriction in in the packaging regulation and how it's
50:00 - 50:30 impacting the US already but I can't say the same for Latin America I know that they are perhaps slightly behind in terms of regulating these these aspects yeah no no like I said thank thanks for that Insight I know that Latin America is a focus for us this year on expanding our content and the tool into that region so hopefully we'll be able to provide you those insights uh more in depth throughout the year maybe one of our quarterly webinars can focus specifically on Latin America that would
50:30 - 51:00 be good um and then let's see any the other some of these are pretty detailed which I think will be so it'll be better for us to respond to you after the webinar um I will say just trying to quickly look there's other easy high level ones but I
51:00 - 51:30 think um there is another general question I think about our offerings so somebody has asked does enhesa support uh we compliance registrations and supporting and so that is one of our other Focus compliance solutions that I mentioned we do it's uh the uh electronic ew uh Focus compliance solutions that one does address wi and so we do support those kind of regula regulatory information on WE and and
51:30 - 52:00 similar regulations we don't do the registrations ourselves of we again we are not Consultants uh but we can Pro help you understand those regulations uh understand your obligations and and answer any questions you might have on them that is definitely something one of our uh other team members is an expert in um and so with that I think we can end there with our Q&A uh we will follow up again on
52:00 - 52:30 these long list of questions as soon as possible uh to help you all out uh and so with that I'll move on to the next slide which again is that poll that I mentioned that will come through so again the poll is just if to answer the question uh if you are uh interested in hearing more from us that you can answer that question and uh and our marketing team will reach out our sales guys and then after that I will just highlight um the
52:30 - 53:00 poll is still on the screen but that our next quarterly webinar for those again who are existing customers of our packaging tool is going to currently scheduled for June 10th um at this same time same place and so uh we and then again another shout out just for our upcoming chemicals management for packaging event in April so thank you all so much for your time today thank you genuinely for all of the
53:00 - 53:30 questions we will follow up with you and um and thank you Kim uh for joining me today it's always great to have a partner in these quarterly webinars and um and with that I think we will wrap up thank you Melanie it's been a pleasure joining so yeah glad to see so much interest all right thank you everyone bye