The European Council has adopted the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), which is expected to take effect by late 2025 or early 2026. The PPWR introduces significant changes. What do these mean for your product packaging? Rob Engelman explains!
Fully reusable within existing recycling flows.
Provides optimum protection for your product.
Ready for the 2030 PPWR guidelines.
Suitable for various products and branding.
The PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation) is a revised packaging regulation designed to ensure consistent sustainable packaging rules across all European Union countries. The PPWR replaces the old Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive (PPWD). “The European Commission has concluded that the current system isn’t effective enough,” Rob explains. “Too many packages are still being produced, recycling efforts are insufficient, and many packages contain unnecessary empty space. By introducing the PPWR, a directive becomes a regulation, which has a much greater impact: your packaging must now comply with the same rules, regardless of the EU country in which your product is sold.” What Are These Rules?
The PPWR aims to drastically reduce the amount of packaging waste per capita. By 2030, it should decrease by 5%, by 2035 by 10%, and by 2040 by 15%, compared to 2018 levels. Rob: “For you as an entrepreneur, this means taking a critical look at your current packaging. Which ones are truly necessary, and how can you smartly minimize the use of materials?” The amount of empty space in packaging is also strictly regulated. Starting in 2030, shipping boxes may contain no more than 50% empty space. “This requires a more compact and efficient design,” says Rob. “A pouch is an excellent solution: this type of packaging saves both space and material. For instance, we offer mono-material PE or PP pouches, packaging made from a single raw material.”
In addition to saving space and minimizing materials, the PPWR requires all packaging to be fully recyclable by 2030. Furthermore, a minimum percentage of recycled content will be mandatory for plastic packaging, ranging from 10% to 35%, depending on the type of packaging. The PPWR also encourages reusable packaging: by 2040, the share of reusable packaging must rise to as much as 90% in some cases. Rob: “These requirements call for packaging solutions suitable for multiple uses and easy recycling. A smart choice is a mono-material PE or PP pouch, which is fully recyclable and can be efficiently processed after use.”
The PPWR introduces strict requirements, but don’t let that discourage you, Rob emphasizes. “Taking action now not only prepares you for the new legislation but also strengthens your market position.” According to Rob, meeting sustainable packaging standards offers a significant competitive advantage. “Consumers increasingly value companies that take responsibility and actively reduce their environmental impact. A pouch made of mono-material shows that your company is ready for the future.”
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Due to their light weight, these pouches save on transport costs and take up less space. More efficient and sustainable than glass or hard plastic packaging. Due to their light weight, these pouches save on transport costs and take up less space. More efficient and sustainable than glass or hard plastic packaging.
They provide optimal protection against moisture, oxygen and light, which extends the shelf life of your product.They provide optimal protection against moisture, oxygen and light, which extends the shelf life of your product.
Mono-material pouches can be transparent, so consumers can see the contents. They are also excellent for printing with high-quality designs and texts. They also stand on their own and are resealable, which increases ease of use.
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The Pouch factory represents flexibility, quality and reliability.
We enable companies to quickly market products, with small print runs even from 1,000 pieces, completely flexibly, on the basis of own packaging design.
All the printed material is produced on the most modern digital technology, as a result of which we guarantee a perfect print quality which ensures your product to stand out on the shelves.
We must be careful with our planet. That is why the Pouch factory focusses on packaging concepts that contribute to sustainability and recyclability, for a better environment.
Order the desired pouches in your design by going to “upload design” or via the order page. Go through the steps by selecting the type of pouch, choice of material, finishing, measurements and numbers.
Download the working drawing on the order page and upload your design in accordance with this instruction to place your order in the basket.
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Set the “Settings of grid effects document” in Illustrator to 300 dpi.
In terms of design you can devise anything you like, but do take into account that printing is done in CMYK. Therefore, you should convert any spot colours and linked images to CMYK. Would you like a viewing window in your pouch, then see to a correct white formation. Trapping is not required. Contour all text to prevent font conflicts.
Save your document as a PDF printed material quality, Acrobat 5 (PDF 1.4).
We produce all packaging in Europe. The tailor-made pouches are always based on your design. The pouches are produced and shipped within 4 weeks. Does your order require more urgency, then we can also be of assistance. Contact us in case express delivery is required within 10 working days. The Pouch factory processes all orders from 1,000 pieces per pouch design.
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All packaging you receive from us, was tailor-made specifically for you. This means that orders up to 5,000 Euros must be entirely paid in advance. In case of orders that exceed 5,000 Euros, a deposit of only 50% of the order value is requested to be paid directly. The other 50% can conveniently be paid until 14 days after receipt of the shipment.
Certainly. After your order was produced, we will send you a tracking link to follow the status of your order, monitor the progress of your package and to communicate the delivery date with certainty.
No problem! If the measurements you desired are not in the order module then contact us. The Pouch factory is flexible in terms of desired measurements for the content of your product. By means of our modern and flexible printing technology, we are capable of adjusting the measurements to your wishes for each assignment.
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Order status: If you have an order outstanding with us, the status can be monitored as soon as you have logged in into your customer account.
Extensive shipping options: You can create a personal address book in your customer account, so you can have your orders delivered at any desired address.
Order history: All historic details are kept in your customer account, so orders from the past can easily be retrieved.
You can change all details of your customer account at any time, without permission. You can also delete your customer account; then your details will be entirely removed from our system.
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