Published: 30 January 2026Battery EPR costs are rarely “just a compliance fee”. In most EU countries, Battery Extended Producer Responsibility fees are designed to finance the full end-of-life system...
What auditors look for is not “more rows” in a spreadsheet. They look for a dataset that can explain itself under pressure. If you sell packaged goods across Europe, your reporting will eventually be...
1 What producers must implement on registration, take-back, and reporting The EU Batteries Regulation has moved battery compliance from a fragmented directive approach to a directly applicable...
A single commercial SKU can trigger three separate EPR regimes in Europe WEEE – for the electrical or electronic equipment Batteries – for batteries placed on the market, including batteries...
Many companies treat REACH registration like a milestone You register once You get a registration number You move on Under EU REACH, that mindset is a compliance risk. REACH registration comes with an...
Why delistings are increasing – and what sellers must do to keep selling in the EU Over the last few weeks, we have received a clear spike in urgent queries from e-commerce sellers who are in panic...
Most industrial companies still operate under a dangerous assumption: “Packaging EPR is for consumer brands. We sell B2B, so it does not apply to us.” This belief is one of the most common root causes...
Across Europe, packaging EPR is shifting into a higher-cost, higher-scrutiny compliance regime—driven by circular economy policy, tighter packaging rules, expanding scope (including more attention on...
Many businesses only think about packaging data when an EPR deadline is approaching. Someone sends a panicked email: “Does anyone know the weight and material breakdown for these packs in Germany and...