PPWR & EPR Packaging Data Challenges: How Fragmented Systems Are Breaking Compliance
Packaging data has become one of the most critical – and most fragile – elements of PPWR and EPR compliance. While the regulatory intent is clear, the practical reality is far more difficult: companies across the value chain are struggling to collect, validate, maintain, and distribute the data required to stay compliant. What used to […]
EU Textile EPR Rules: Paving the Way for a Circular Future by 2028
The European Union’s revised Waste Framework Directive (WFD) entered into force on 16 October 2025, marking a historic milestone for Europe’s textile industry. For the first time, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) becomes mandatory for textiles and footwear across all EU Member States — reshaping how the sector designs, produces, and manages textile waste. This is […]
How to Calculate Recycled Content in Plastic Packaging (While the Details Are Still Evolving)
Summary: Brands need an auditable, plant-level method to calculate recycled content now—even as detailed EU rules are still being finalized. Below is a practical, claims-safe approach you can implement across any plastic type (rigid or flexible) and packaging format. The problem: what companies are struggling with right now Unsettled “how to count” rules. Teams are […]
REACH Registration in 2025: Dossier Quality, Substance Identity, and Exposure Data Challenges
In 2024, ECHA issued more than 200 formal decisions asking companies to provide new information—often on long-term human health and environmental endpoints. Around 30% of these cases are now in enforcement hands, underlining a pattern: dossiers are not keeping pace with regulatory expectations. This is not about “old” dossiers anymore—every submission is under scrutiny. Substance […]
France’s New 2025 Decree on Recycled Plastics in Packaging & Products: What Businesses Must Know Before 2026
A Turning Point for Packaging & Recycling in France On 5 September 2025, France published a new decree under the Environmental Code (Article L. 541-10-3) that reshapes the rules for producers using plastic in their products. This includes packaged goods, chemical products and containers, furniture, electrical and electronic equipment, sports and leisure items, DIY, and […]
Packaging EPR & PPWR: Key Updates from the Last 6 Months (2025)
The last six months have been pivotal for packaging compliance in Europe and the UK. With the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) now in force, the UK finalising EPR base fees and recyclability assessment rules, Denmark preparing for its new EPR system, and France extending obligations to industrial packaging, the landscape is shifting […]
Endocrine Disruptor Assessment Under CLP: Key Challenges and How We Delivered a Robust, Regulator-Ready Outcome
Under CLP Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/707, companies must assess whether substances meet criteria for endocrine disruption in humans (ED HH) or the environment (ED ENV). This post outlines how RegSurance conducted a full ED assessment for a high-volume industrial chemical using a transparent weight-of-evidence approach aligned with EFSA–ECHA Guidance 2018, resulting in a defensible, non-classification […]
Understanding Dutch EPR: How RegSurance Helped a Multinational Client Save Costs
What Are My EPR Obligations in the Netherlands? If your company sells packaged products in the Dutch market, you probably need to follow EPR rules (Extended Producer Responsibility). That means reporting the packaging you place on the Dutch market—and taking responsibility for what happens to it after use. Sounds simple, but the details can get […]