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Podcast: What’s ahead for global packaging regulations
This Chemical Watch News & Insight podcast from Enhesa explores key regulatory developments shaping the global packaging sector.
Senior editors from Chemical Watch News & Insight, Terry Hyland and Charlotte Niemiec discuss regulatory updates around the world for packaging and extended producer responsibility (EPR), in the podcast: Busy year ahead for the packaging sector.
This podcast was brought to you by Packaging Plus, a news service which is dedicated to the ever-shifting news landscape of packaging regulations, created by the team at Chemical Watch News & Insight.
Packaging rules have changed for everyone, whether you are a business putting packaging on the market or a consumer just trying to work out which bin to put your milk bottle in, and they are set to change even more over the next decade and more.
Charlotte Niemiec Senior Editor, Chemical Watch News & Insight.In this podcast Charlotte Niemiec, senior editor at Chemical Watch News & Insight, explains some of the issues with the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), which will take effect later this year, and its implications for companies. The episode also covers the expansion of EPR laws across US states, including the federal lawsuit challenging Oregon’s EPR scheme.
Overall, the podcast highlights important regulatory changes that companies involved in packaging should be monitoring.
Key takeaways from the podcast:
- The EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) will come into effect in August 2026, requiring companies – including US businesses selling into the EU – to meet new rules on sustainable packaging design, labeling, and substances of concern.
- Extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws are expanding across the US at the state level, creating a patchwork of requirements that companies must navigate.
- Packaging design is increasingly required to consider recyclability and sustainability, shifting responsibility for end-of-life management from consumers to producers.
- Compliance will affect entire supply chains, with companies facing new operational, cost, and resource implications as packaging regulations evolve globally.
- EPR programs are growing worldwide, for example, with Canada continuing to expand established schemes and other regions introducing EPR frameworks.
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