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EU Enacts Packaging Waste Rules, Sets PFAS Limits, Recycling Targets

8/12/2026

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EU enacts the Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) on 12 August 2026.
PFAS limits in food-contact packaging are <=25 ppb per substance, <=250 ppb total, and <=50 mg/kg overall.
Producers must register and appoint an authorised representative in each EU state after Council rejected a suspension on 24 June 2026.
Recycling targets are 5 % by 2030, 10 % by 2035, and 15 % by 2040, figures showing 180 kg waste per person, 35.3 kg plastic, and 42 % recycled.

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Story summary

EU enacts the Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) on 12 August 2026.
PFAS limits in food-contact packaging are <=25 ppb per substance, <=250 ppb total, and <=50 mg/kg overall.
Producers must register and appoint an authorised representative in each EU state after Council rejected a suspension on 24 June 2026.
Recycling targets are 5 % by 2030, 10 % by 2035, and 15 % by 2040, figures showing 180 kg waste per person, 35.3 kg plastic, and 42 % recycled.