Closing the gaps: The data foundation behind a durable PPWR program

PPWR became generally applicable on August 12, 2026, which means the obligations below are enforceable today, not someday. In this session, Cassidy and Emel cover:

• What’s already enforceable: heavy metals limits, PFAS restrictions for food-contact packaging, and the baseline duty to minimize substances of concern
• Why manufacturer and producer are different roles under PPWR, and why conflating them leads to over-reporting or missed EPR registration
• The three-part evidence package regulators expect: a conformity assessment, technical documentation, and the EU Declaration of Conformity
• How Article 16 gives compliance teams legal standing to request supplier data, and what to do when responses stall
• What’s coming next: digital labeling from 2028, recyclability grades and recycled content minimums from 2030, and narrowing grade requirements through 2038