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New EU packaging rules come into force

12 August 2026 · By · Wire by Fusion42

Published

12 August 2026

Topic

regulatory

◆ Sectors

Circular Economy

◆ Geography

Europe

◆ Source

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Fusion42 · 12 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

The EU's Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) began phased implementation on 12 August 2026, restricting PFAS in food-contact packaging and setting new harmonised definitions and labelling rules to reduce packaging waste and support circular economy goals by 2030.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Circular Economy, and 7 sources have reported it between 11 Aug 2026 and 17 Aug 2026.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

You face a new bar for packaging that blocks PFAS and demands recyclability and recycled content by 2030. Your supply chain and product design must adjust now or risk losing market access in Europe.

◆ Coverage

7 sources · first reported 11 Aug 2026 · latest 17 Aug 2026

◆ Topics

Circular Economyeu-packagingcircular-economypfas-restrictionswaste-reductionregulation