{"id":717483,"date":"2026-08-13T11:29:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T09:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nieuws.marketing\/strategie_nieuws\/?p=717483"},"modified":"2026-08-13T11:33:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T09:33:34","slug":"ppwr-nieuwe-eu-verpakkingswet-zorgt-voor-stress-bij-webshops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nieuws.marketing\/strategie_nieuws\/ppwr-nieuwe-eu-verpakkingswet-zorgt-voor-stress-bij-webshops\/","title":{"rendered":"PPWR: Nieuwe EU-verpakkingswet zorgt voor stress bij webshops"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 data-section-id=\"7yvn4i\" data-start=\"106\" data-end=\"185\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-717484 aligncenter size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nieuws.marketing\/strategie_nieuws\/wp-content\/uploadsnieuwssocial\/2026\/08\/image-33.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nieuws.marketing\/strategie_nieuws\/wp-content\/uploadsnieuwssocial\/2026\/08\/image-33.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.nieuws.marketing\/strategie_nieuws\/wp-content\/uploadsnieuwssocial\/2026\/08\/image-33-700x466.png 700w, https:\/\/www.nieuws.marketing\/strategie_nieuws\/wp-content\/uploadsnieuwssocial\/2026\/08\/image-33-1024x682.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.nieuws.marketing\/strategie_nieuws\/wp-content\/uploadsnieuwssocial\/2026\/08\/image-33-250x167.png 250w, https:\/\/www.nieuws.marketing\/strategie_nieuws\/wp-content\/uploadsnieuwssocial\/2026\/08\/image-33-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nieuws.marketing\/strategie_nieuws\/wp-content\/uploadsnieuwssocial\/2026\/08\/image-33-720x480.png 720w, https:\/\/www.nieuws.marketing\/strategie_nieuws\/wp-content\/uploadsnieuwssocial\/2026\/08\/image-33-520x347.png 520w, https:\/\/www.nieuws.marketing\/strategie_nieuws\/wp-content\/uploadsnieuwssocial\/2026\/08\/image-33-320x213.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"187\" data-end=\"585\"><strong>Een kartonnen doosje, een envelop met kleding of een pakketje met een product naar een klant in Frankrijk. Voor veel webwinkeliers is grensoverschrijdende verkoop dagelijkse praktijk. Maar vanaf de invoering van de nieuwe Europese verpakkingswet <a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/EN\/legal-content\/summary\/packaging-and-packaging-waste-from-2026.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PPWR<\/a> (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation) vrezen vooral kleine ondernemers dat een simpel pakketje verandert in een administratieve uitdaging.\u00a0De nieuwe regels moeten verpakkingsafval verminderen en Europa richting een circulaire economie brengen. De Europese Commissie stelt dat verpakkingen een steeds groter probleem vormen: \u201cIncreasing quantities of packaging are generated in the EU while the levels of re-use, collection and recycling remain low.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"941\" data-end=\"1274\">De PPWR trad op 11 februari 2025 officieel in werking en wordt vanaf 12 augustus 2026 grotendeels toegepast. De wet vervangt de oude verpakkingsrichtlijn en introduceert strengere eisen voor ontwerp, recycling, hergebruik en producentenverantwoordelijkheid.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"1276\" data-end=\"1451\">Voor grote retailers met gespecialiseerde compliance-afdelingen is dat vooral een nieuwe administratieve taak. Voor kleine webshops kan het echter een flinke uitdaging worden.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"1o64oti\" data-start=\"1458\" data-end=\"1534\">E\u00e9n Europese markt, maar mogelijk verschillende verpakkingsverplichtingen<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1536\" data-end=\"1680\">De grootste zorgen gaan niet alleen over de verpakking zelf, maar over de manier waarop ondernemers hun verantwoordelijkheid moeten organiseren.\u00a0Binnen de Europese regels geldt het principe van Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). Bedrijven die verpakkingen op de markt brengen, moeten bijdragen aan inzameling en verwerking van verpakkingsafval. De uitvoering daarvan ligt echter grotendeels bij de afzonderlijke lidstaten.\u00a0Dat betekent dat een Nederlandse webshop die regelmatig producten naar Duitsland, Belgi\u00eb of Frankrijk verkoopt mogelijk te maken krijgt met verschillende nationale registratiesystemen, rapportageverplichtingen en financi\u00eble bijdragen.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"2206\" data-end=\"2382\">Juist daar ontstaat de spanning. De Europese interne markt maakt grensoverschrijdende verkoop eenvoudig, maar afvalregels kunnen in de praktijk nog steeds per land verschillen.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"2384\" data-end=\"2687\">Een onderzoek naar de praktische gevolgen voor kleine bedrijven liet zien dat registratieprocessen tussen EU-landen sterk uiteenlopen. Daarbij werden onder meer verschillen gevonden in gevraagde gegevens, procedures en verplichtingen rond lokale vertegenwoordiging.\u00a0Voor een grote marketplace is zo\u2019n proces schaalbaar. Voor een kleine ondernemer die jaarlijks enkele tientallen pakketten naar het buitenland stuurt, kan dezelfde verplichting relatief zwaar wegen.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"1p9k9fc\" data-start=\"2894\" data-end=\"2960\">Webwinkeliers vrezen dat duurzaamheid verandert in bureaucratie<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2962\" data-end=\"3115\">Brancheorganisaties en ondernemers benadrukken dat zij achter duurzamere verpakkingen staan, maar waarschuwen voor een onevenredige administratieve druk. De angst is dat kleine bedrijven straks tijd en geld kwijt zijn aan registratie, juridische ondersteuning en rapportages in plaats van aan innovatie en klantgericht ondernemen. De Europese Commissie benadrukt juist dat harmonisatie een belangrijk doel is: de nieuwe regels moeten volgens de EU zorgen voor minder afval \u00e9n meer duidelijkheid voor bedrijven. De regelgeving moet \u201cbijdragen aan de circulaire economie en klimaatneutraliteit tegen 2050\u201d.\u00a0Daarmee ontstaat een klassiek Europees spanningsveld: dezelfde regels moeten zorgen voor een gelijk speelveld, maar de invoering kan vooral kleine spelers raken.\u00a0<em>Voor webshops wordt het daarom belangrijk om nu al inzicht te krijgen in hun verpakkingsstromen. Welke dozen, enveloppen en vulmaterialen worden gebruikt? Naar welke landen wordt verkocht? Welke registraties zijn straks nodig?<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"nj2hf0\" data-start=\"4008\" data-end=\"4064\">Grote platforms beter voorbereid dan kleine webshops?<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"4066\" data-end=\"4299\">Een mogelijk neveneffect van PPWR is dat grote internationale spelers een voordeel krijgen. Platforms met duizenden internationale transacties beschikken vaak al over compliance-teams en systemen om regelgeving per land te verwerken.\u00a0Kleine webwinkels moeten die kennis vaak zelf opbouwen.\u00a0Toch kan de nieuwe wet ook kansen bieden. Bedrijven die nu investeren in lichtere verpakkingen, herbruikbare oplossingen en effici\u00ebntere logistiek kunnen zich onderscheiden bij consumenten die steeds meer waarde hechten aan duurzaamheid.\u00a0De komende periode wordt daarom cruciaal. De PPWR is bedoeld als stap richting minder afval en een duurzamere economie, maar de uitvoering bepaalt of het vooral een groene innovatie wordt of een nieuwe administratieve drempel voor ondernemers.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4842\" data-end=\"4978\"><em>Voor veel webwinkeliers blijft daarom de belangrijkste vraag: wordt Europa straks groener verpakt, of vooral ingewikkelder verkocht?<\/em><\/p>\n<header style=\"box-sizing: border-box; display: block; padding: 10px; margin: 0px -10px; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<h1 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 24px !important; font-family: Arial, sans-serif !important; font-weight: 700 !important; line-height: 1.15 !important; color: unset; padding: unset; max-width: 800px; text-align: center; margin: 0px 0px 36px !important 0px;\"><em>Packaging and packaging waste (from 2026)<\/em><\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<section id=\"lseu-section-summary-of\" class=\"lseu-section-summary-of\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; display: block; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<h2 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif !important; font-weight: 700 !important; line-height: 1.15 !important; color: unset; margin-top: 40px; margin-bottom: 30px !important; font-size: 20px !important; padding: unset; max-width: 800px;\"><em>SUMMARY OF:<\/em><\/h2>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 800px; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin: 0px 0px 12px !important 0px;\"><em><a style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: #0e47cb; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-thickness: 1px !important; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; text-underline-offset: 0.15em !important; font-size: inherit;\" href=\"http:\/\/data.europa.eu\/eli\/reg\/2025\/40\/oj\/eng\" hreflang=\"en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Regulation (EU) 2025\/40 on packaging and packaging waste<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"lseu-section-aim\" class=\"lseu-section-aim\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; display: block; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<h2 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif !important; font-weight: 700 !important; line-height: 1.15 !important; color: unset; margin-top: 40px; margin-bottom: 30px !important; font-size: 20px !important; padding: unset; max-width: 800px;\"><em>WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE REGULATION?<\/em><\/h2>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 800px; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin: 0px 0px 12px !important 0px;\"><em>Regulation (EU) 2025\/40 sets out\u00a0<strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">sustainability and labelling requirements<\/strong>\u00a0for packaging throughout its life cycle, including production, use and waste management. It aims:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px !important; max-width: 800px; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important;\">\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>to\u00a0<strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">prevent unnecessary packaging<\/strong>\u00a0and promote\u00a0<strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">reuse, refill and recycling<\/strong>;<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>to\u00a0<strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">harmonise national measures<\/strong>\u00a0to avoid trade barriers and competition distortions;<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>to\u00a0<strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">contribute to the\u00a0<a style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: #0e47cb; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-thickness: 1px !important; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; text-underline-offset: 0.15em !important; font-size: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/EN\/legal-content\/glossary\/circular-economy.html\" hreflang=\"en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">circular economy<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: #0e47cb; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-thickness: 1px !important; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; text-underline-offset: 0.15em !important; font-size: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/EN\/legal-content\/glossary\/climate-action.html\" hreflang=\"en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">climate neutrality<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0by 2050.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"lseu-section-key-points\" class=\"lseu-section-key-points\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; display: block; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<h2 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif !important; font-weight: 700 !important; line-height: 1.15 !important; color: unset; margin-top: 40px; margin-bottom: 30px !important; font-size: 20px !important; padding: unset; max-width: 800px;\"><em>KEY POINTS<\/em><\/h2>\n<ul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px !important; max-width: 800px; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important;\">\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>The\u00a0<a style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: #0e47cb; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-thickness: 1px !important; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; text-underline-offset: 0.15em !important; font-size: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/EN\/legal-content\/glossary\/regulation.html\" hreflang=\"en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">regulation<\/a>\u00a0covers\u00a0<strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">all packaging and packaging waste<\/strong>, regardless of material or origin (industrial, retail, household, etc.), complementing existing\u00a0<a style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: #0e47cb; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-thickness: 1px !important; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; text-underline-offset: 0.15em !important; font-size: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/EN\/legal-content\/glossary\/european-union.html\" hreflang=\"en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">European Union<\/a>\u00a0(EU) laws on waste management.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>Packaging complying with the regulation can be\u00a0<strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">freely marketed across the EU<\/strong>. EU\u00a0<a style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: #0e47cb; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-thickness: 1px !important; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; text-underline-offset: 0.15em !important; font-size: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/EN\/legal-content\/glossary\/member-states.html\" hreflang=\"en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Member States<\/a>\u00a0cannot impose additional national requirements that conflict with the regulation unless expressly provided otherwise.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>Packaging must be designed so as to\u00a0<strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">minimise the presence of harmful substances<\/strong>, to protect human health and the environment. All packaging must be recyclable, meaning that it must be:<\/em>\n<ul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0.4em !important; margin-bottom: 12px !important; max-width: 800px; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important;\">\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>designed for material recycling;<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>able to be collected, sorted and recycled at scale when it becomes waste \u2013 the requirement for packaging to be recycled at scale enters into force in 2035.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>The regulation establishes a system of recyclability performance grades, applicable from 2030, and introduces stricter obligations on recyclability from 2038.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 800px; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin: 0px 0px 12px !important 0px;\"><em><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">Sustainability<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px !important; max-width: 800px; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important;\">\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">Plastic packaging<\/strong>\u00a0must contain minimum recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic waste, with certain exceptions for pharmaceutical packaging, food packaging for infants and young children, medical devices, transport of hazardous goods and compostable plastics.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">Compostable packaging<\/strong>\u00a0must meet industrial composting standards. Member States may require compostability for specific packaging types if appropriate infrastructure exists.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>Packaging must be designed to\u00a0<strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">minimise weight and volume<\/strong>\u00a0while maintaining functionality. However, marketing or consumer acceptance do not justify additional packaging weight or volume.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>Packaging that aims to\u00a0<strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">increase the perceived volume of the product<\/strong>\u00a0(e.g. double walls, false bottoms) is prohibited unless protected by design rights or trademarks.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">Reusable packaging<\/strong>\u00a0must:<\/em>\n<ul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0.4em !important; margin-bottom: 12px !important; max-width: 800px; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important;\">\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>be designed for multiple rotations in normal use;<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>meet safety, hygiene and recyclability requirements;<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>allow for labelling and refilling without compromising product quality.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 800px; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin: 0px 0px 12px !important 0px;\"><em><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">Obligations<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px !important; max-width: 800px; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important;\">\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">Producers are responsible for the entire life cycle of their packaging<\/strong>, including waste management. Their extended producer responsibility must:<\/em>\n<ul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0.4em !important; margin-bottom: 12px !important; max-width: 800px; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important;\">\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>cover the necessary costs of collection, sorting and recycling;<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>incentivise eco-design and recyclability through modulated fees;<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>ensure financial transparency and accountability.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">Member States<\/strong>\u00a0must:<\/em>\n<ul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0.4em !important; margin-bottom: 12px !important; max-width: 800px; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important;\">\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>progressively reduce the amount of packaging waste generated per capita, with targets set for 2030, 2035 and 2040;<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>ensure adequate infrastructure for the separate collection, sorting and recycling of all packaging waste;<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>achieve a 65\u00a0% recycling rate by 2025 for all packaging waste, increasing to 70\u00a0% by 2030, with specific targets for different materials;<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>ensure that deposit-return systems for single-use plastic or metal beverage containers are established by 2029, unless they already reach a high separate collection rate.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">Manufacturers and importers<\/strong>\u00a0must:<\/em>\n<ul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0.4em !important; margin-bottom: 12px !important; max-width: 800px; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important;\">\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>conduct\u00a0<a style=\"box-sizing: border-box; background-color: transparent; color: #0e47cb; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-thickness: 1px !important; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; text-underline-offset: 0.15em !important; font-size: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/EN\/legal-content\/summary\/accreditation-of-conformity-assessment-bodies-in-the-european-union.html\" hreflang=\"en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conformity assessments<\/a>\u00a0(manufacturers) or ensure that a conformity assessment has been carried out (importers), and maintain technical documentation for a period of five years, or 10 years in the case of reusable packaging;<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>issue an EU declaration of conformity (manufacturer), stating that their packaging meets the regulation\u2019s requirements;<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>ensure proper labelling and documentation;<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>take corrective action (e.g. recall or withdraw) if non-compliance is suspected and inform authorities.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">Suppliers<\/strong>\u00a0must provide manufacturers with all necessary information and documentation to demonstrate compliance.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">Distributors<\/strong>\u00a0must verify that packaging complies with EU rules and that manufacturers\/importers have met their obligations, providing relevant information to authorities upon request.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">Fulfilment service providers<\/strong>\u00a0must ensure that handling, warehousing and dispatching processes do not compromise packaging compliance.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">Packaging waste management operators<\/strong>\u00a0must annually report packaging waste data to authorities and producers to support extended producer responsibility obligations.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 800px; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin: 0px 0px 12px !important 0px;\"><em><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">Combating excessive packaging<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px !important; max-width: 800px; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important;\">\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>By 2030, economic operators must ensure that the grouped, transport and e-commerce packaging they fill does not exceed 50\u00a0% empty space.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>Sales packaging must minimise empty space while maintaining functionality.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>From 2030, certain packaging formats listed in Annex V are prohibited. Member States may maintain pre-2025 restrictions on non-listed materials. Microenterprises may be exempt from the ban on single-use packaging for foods and beverages consumed within the premises if alternatives are not feasible.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>The new rules introduce restrictions on single-use plastic packaging for:<\/em>\n<ul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0.4em !important; margin-bottom: 12px !important; max-width: 800px; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important;\">\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>single-use films or wrap used to group goods at the point of sale to encourage consumers to buy more than one product;<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>pre-packed fruit and vegetables of less than 1.5 kg;<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>food and drink filled and consumed within hotels, bars and restaurants;<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>individual portions of condiments, sauces, coffee creamer and sugar;<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>small, single-use cosmetic and toiletry products used in hotels;<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>most very lightweight plastic bags.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>Operators introducing reusable packaging must ensure a system is in place for its collection and reuse.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>Operators using reusable packaging must participate in reuse systems and ensure packaging is reconditioned before further reuse.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>Operators offering refill options must inform consumers about container types that they can use, hygiene standards and safety rules. From 2030, large retailers must endeavour to dedicate 10\u00a0% of sales area to refill stations.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>By 2030, 40\u00a0% of transport packaging must be reusable, increasing to an aspirational target of 70\u00a0% by 2040.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>By 2030, 10\u00a0% of grouped packaging must be reusable, increasing to an aspirational target of 25\u00a0% by 2040.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>By 2030, beverage distributors must ensure 10\u00a0% of products are in reusable packaging, rising to 40\u00a0% by 2040.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>Exemptions apply for microenterprises, small beverage distributors and specific sectors. Under certain conditions, Member States have the possibility to exclude additional sectors, allow distributors to form pools, and exempt those operating on small islands or in low population-density areas.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>Restaurants and cafes providing takeaway food or beverages must:<\/em>\n<ul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0.4em !important; margin-bottom: 12px !important; max-width: 800px; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important;\">\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>allow consumers to bring their own containers for takeaway food and beverages, at no additional cost, by 2027;<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>offer reusable packaging for takeaway items, at no extra cost, by 2028.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 800px; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin: 0px 0px 12px !important 0px;\"><em><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">Plastic carrier bags<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 800px; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin: 0px 0px 12px !important 0px;\"><em><strong style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bold;\">Member States<\/strong>\u00a0must ensure that annual consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags does not exceed 40 bags per capita by 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px !important; max-width: 800px; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important;\">\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>Measures to achieve this target may include marketing restrictions, economic incentives and national reduction targets.<\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin-bottom: 8px !important;\"><em>Very lightweight bags are banned unless used for hygiene or to prevent food waste. Member States may decide whether such very lightweight bags must be compostable in their territories.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"lseu-section-applicability\" class=\"lseu-section-applicability\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; display: block; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\">\n<h2 style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial, sans-serif !important; font-weight: 700 !important; line-height: 1.15 !important; color: unset; margin-top: 40px; margin-bottom: 30px !important; font-size: 20px !important; padding: unset; max-width: 800px;\"><em>FROM WHEN DOES THE REGULATION APPLY?<\/em><\/h2>\n<p style=\"box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 800px; color: #333333; font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.5 !important; margin: 0px 0px 12px !important 0px;\"><em>The regulation entered into force on\u00a0<time style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\" datetime=\"2025-02-11\">11\u00a0February 2025<\/time>\u00a0and applies from\u00a0<time style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\" datetime=\"2026-08-12\">12\u00a0August 2026<\/time>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p data-start=\"4980\" data-end=\"5134\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><em><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Een kartonnen doosje, een envelop met kleding of een pakketje met een product naar een klant in Frankrijk. Voor veel webwinkeliers is grensoverschrijdende verkoop dagelijkse praktijk. Maar vanaf de invoering van de nieuwe Europese verpakkingswet PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation) vrezen vooral kleine ondernemers dat een simpel pakketje verandert in een administratieve uitdaging.\u00a0De nieuwe regels moeten verpakkingsafval verminderen en Europa richting een circulaire economie brengen. De Europese Commissie stelt dat verpakkingen een steeds groter probleem vormen: \u201cIncreasing quantities of packaging are generated in the EU while the levels of re-use, collection and recycling remain low.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":717484,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6447],"tags":[9537,7438,630,9535,9530,9533,9536,1201,9534,5395],"class_list":["post-717483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-plus-online-digital-marketing-nieuws-trends","tag-circulaire-economie","tag-duurzaamheid","tag-ecommerce","tag-eu-regelgeving","tag-logistiek","tag-ppwr","tag-producentenverantwoordelijkheid","tag-retail","tag-verpakkingswet","tag-webshops"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nieuws.marketing\/strategie_nieuws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/717483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nieuws.marketing\/strategie_nieuws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nieuws.marketing\/strategie_nieuws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nieuws.marketing\/strategie_nieuws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nieuws.marketing\/strategie_nieuws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=717483"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.nieuws.marketing\/strategie_nieuws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/717483\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nieuws.marketing\/strategie_nieuws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/717484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nieuws.marketing\/strategie_nieuws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=717483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nieuws.marketing\/strategie_nieuws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=717483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nieuws.marketing\/strategie_nieuws\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=717483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}