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PPWR applies from 12 August 2026 — even with delegated acts still pending. The companies asking 'is it final now?' are asking the wrong question.

Portugal's Volta deposit return system launched 10 April 2026. What is in it, why it matters for PPWR readiness, and what brand owners must do now.

Paper-based packaging with not more than 5% plastic sits outside PPWR Annex V points 1 to 4; SUPD exposure, recyclability, minimisation, and recycled-content duties can still apply. Here is what the threshold actually does.

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PPWR will require 30% recycled content in PET bottles by 2030. At the same time, Europe is losing the recycling infrastructure needed to supply it. The result is a paradox: the regulation designed to increase recycled content could actually reduce it — because the legal floor risks becoming the industry ceiling. This is not a future scenario. It is happening now. And it demands a different approach to how brands source, secure, and think about recycled content. Recycling capa

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