{"id":92940,"date":"2026-08-12T17:15:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.libri.de\/?page_id=92940"},"modified":"2026-08-12T17:15:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:15:32","slug":"ppwr-eu-packaging-and-packaging-waste-regulation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.libri.de\/en\/company\/sustainability-and-compliance\/ppwr-eu-packaging-and-packaging-waste-regulation\/","title":{"rendered":"(PPWR) EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div id=\"header-block_cd5ade3867d11b75ad478dd5558ff23c\" class=\"block-header module type-top-bottom bc-libri-blue c-white-imp\">\r\n  <div class=\"container\">\r\n\r\n    <p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.libri.de\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>    \r\n    \r\n      \r\n      <div class=\"row\">\r\n        <div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 title\">\r\n          <h1 class=\"\">(PPWR) EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation<\/h1>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 text\">\r\n          <p>Regulation (EU) 2025\/40 on packaging and packaging waste \u2013 commonly referred to as the PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation) \u2013 establishes a harmonised European legal framework for packaging and packaging waste.<\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n      \r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\n\n\r\n<div id=\"anchor-nav-block_239817a606ad3a472e24484a22ce4b5b\" class=\"block-anchor-nav module bc-white\"  >\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"container\"><div class=\"line\"><\/div><\/div>\r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"container\">\r\n      <div class=\"p-relative\">\r\n        <div class=\"arrow left\"><\/div>\r\n        <div class=\"arrow right\"><\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"overflow-x-auto\">\r\n        <div class=\"d-flex anchor-nav\" data-class=\"anchor-nav-entry\"><\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n\n\n\r\n<div id=\"purpose-and-applicability\" class=\"block-anchor\" data-title=\"Purpose and Applicability\" >\r\n\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n\n\n\r\n<div id=\"text-block_b186770ac20e1219475d55c753a82bb8\" class=\"block-text module type-text bc-trans\">\r\n  <div class=\"container\">\r\n\r\n    \r\n      <div class=\"row \">\r\n\r\n        \r\n        <div class=\"col-12 col-md-10\">\r\n\r\n                      <h2 class=\"title\">Purpose and Applicability<\/h2>\r\n          \r\n          <div class=\"text for-box-js\">\r\n            <p><strong>The PPWR aims:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>to reduce packaging waste,<\/li>\n<li>improve the recyclability of packaging,<\/li>\n<li>promote the use of recycled materials,<\/li>\n<li>strengthen reuse<\/li>\n<li>and thereby further advance the circular economy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As a general rule, the PPWR applies directly in<strong> all Member States of the European Union from 12 August 2026<\/strong>. The individual requirements of the Regulation will apply on a staggered basis. In Germany, the national legal framework is being adapted to the European requirements through the Packaging Law Implementation Act (Verpackungsrecht-Durchf\u00fchrungsgesetz \u2013 VerpackDG).<\/p>\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n          \r\n          \r\n        <\/div>\r\n        \r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n    \r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\n\n\r\n<div id=\"implementation-at-libri\" class=\"block-anchor\" data-title=\"Implementation at Libri\" >\r\n\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n\n\n\r\n<div id=\"text-block_9a8bc8ac1c9bf0b0631ee53a0f2ee784\" class=\"block-text module type-text bc-trans\">\r\n  <div class=\"container\">\r\n\r\n    \r\n      <div class=\"row \">\r\n\r\n        \r\n        <div class=\"col-12 col-md-10\">\r\n\r\n                      <h2 class=\"title\">Implementation at Libri<\/h2>\r\n          \r\n          <div class=\"text for-box-js\">\r\n            <p>Libri GmbH is familiar with the requirements of the PPWR and has reviewed and assessed the obligations relevant to its business activities. Where Libri uses, produces, imports, distributes or otherwise makes packaging available in the course of its business activities, the applicable PPWR requirements are taken into account and integrated into the relevant Libri processes. The implementation of the PPWR is continuously reviewed and adjusted in line with the staggered statutory application dates.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n          \r\n          \r\n        <\/div>\r\n        \r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n    \r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\n\n\r\n<div id=\"contact\" class=\"block-anchor\" data-title=\"Contact\" >\r\n\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n\n\n\r\n<div id=\"text-block_f0e02a8e9180fd360c1b48e75074516a\" class=\"block-text module type-text bc-trans\">\r\n  <div class=\"container\">\r\n\r\n    \r\n      <div class=\"row \">\r\n\r\n        \r\n        <div class=\"col-12 col-md-10\">\r\n\r\n                      <h2 class=\"title\">Questions about the PPWR?<\/h2>\r\n          \r\n          <div class=\"text for-box-js\">\r\n            <p>If you have any questions regarding our implementation of the PPWR, please contact:<\/p>\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n          \r\n          \r\n        <\/div>\r\n        \r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n    \r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\n\n\r\n<div id=\"contacts-block_461781e9bb7547fe50b46789b034a362\" class=\"block-contacts module\">\r\n  <div class=\"container\">\r\n    <div class=\"row\">\r\n      \r\n        <div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\r\n          <div class=\"d-flex align-items-center contacts-entry bc-blue-3\">\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"image-wrapper\">\r\n              <div class=\"image\">\r\n                <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" src=\"https:\/\/www.libri.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/people_white_24dp.svg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Libri Kontakt Icon\" \/>              <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n            <p class=\"info\">\r\n              Department<br>              <b>PPWR<\/b><br>\r\n                                            <a href=\"mailto:ppwr@libri.de\">ppwr@libri.de<\/a>\r\n                          <\/p>\r\n\r\n          <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>  \r\n      \r\n          <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":0,"parent":63684,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-92940","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>(PPWR) EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation | Libri GmbH<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Packaging Regulation at Libri: Information on the European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, its requirements and implementation.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.libri.de\/en\/company\/sustainability-and-compliance\/ppwr-eu-packaging-and-packaging-waste-regulation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"(PPWR) EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation | Libri GmbH\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Packaging Regulation at Libri: Information on the European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, its requirements and implementation.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.libri.de\/en\/company\/sustainability-and-compliance\/ppwr-eu-packaging-and-packaging-waste-regulation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Libri GmbH\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/libribarsortiment\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-12T15:15:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.libri.de\\\/en\\\/company\\\/sustainability-and-compliance\\\/ppwr-eu-packaging-and-packaging-waste-regulation\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.libri.de\\\/en\\\/company\\\/sustainability-and-compliance\\\/ppwr-eu-packaging-and-packaging-waste-regulation\\\/\",\"name\":\"(PPWR) EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation | Libri GmbH\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.libri.de\\\/fr\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-12T15:15:31+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-08-12T15:15:32+00:00\",\"description\":\"Packaging Regulation at Libri: Information on the European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, its requirements and implementation.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.libri.de\\\/en\\\/company\\\/sustainability-and-compliance\\\/ppwr-eu-packaging-and-packaging-waste-regulation\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.libri.de\\\/en\\\/company\\\/sustainability-and-compliance\\\/ppwr-eu-packaging-and-packaging-waste-regulation\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.libri.de\\\/en\\\/company\\\/sustainability-and-compliance\\\/ppwr-eu-packaging-and-packaging-waste-regulation\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.libri.de\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Company\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.libri.de\\\/en\\\/company\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Sustainability and compliance\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.libri.de\\\/en\\\/company\\\/sustainability-and-compliance\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"(PPWR) EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.libri.de\\\/fr\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.libri.de\\\/fr\\\/\",\"name\":\"Libri GmbH\",\"description\":\"Barsortiment und Gro\u00dfhandel f\u00fcr B\u00fccher und andere Medien\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.libri.de\\\/fr\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.libri.de\\\/fr\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.libri.de\\\/fr\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Libri\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.libri.de\\\/fr\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.libri.de\\\/fr\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/188.64.195.32\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/libri_logo-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/188.64.195.32\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/libri_logo-1.jpg\",\"width\":2000,\"height\":1000,\"caption\":\"Libri\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.libri.de\\\/fr\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/libribarsortiment\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/libri.barsortiment\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/libri-gmbh\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"(PPWR) EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation | Libri GmbH","description":"Packaging Regulation at Libri: Information on the European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, its requirements and implementation.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.libri.de\/en\/company\/sustainability-and-compliance\/ppwr-eu-packaging-and-packaging-waste-regulation\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"(PPWR) EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation | Libri GmbH","og_description":"Packaging Regulation at Libri: Information on the European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, its requirements and implementation.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.libri.de\/en\/company\/sustainability-and-compliance\/ppwr-eu-packaging-and-packaging-waste-regulation\/","og_site_name":"Libri GmbH","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/libribarsortiment","article_modified_time":"2026-08-12T15:15:32+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.libri.de\/en\/company\/sustainability-and-compliance\/ppwr-eu-packaging-and-packaging-waste-regulation\/","url":"https:\/\/www.libri.de\/en\/company\/sustainability-and-compliance\/ppwr-eu-packaging-and-packaging-waste-regulation\/","name":"(PPWR) EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation | Libri GmbH","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.libri.de\/fr\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-08-12T15:15:31+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-12T15:15:32+00:00","description":"Packaging Regulation at Libri: Information on the European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, its requirements and implementation.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.libri.de\/en\/company\/sustainability-and-compliance\/ppwr-eu-packaging-and-packaging-waste-regulation\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.libri.de\/en\/company\/sustainability-and-compliance\/ppwr-eu-packaging-and-packaging-waste-regulation\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.libri.de\/en\/company\/sustainability-and-compliance\/ppwr-eu-packaging-and-packaging-waste-regulation\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.libri.de\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Company","item":"https:\/\/www.libri.de\/en\/company\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Sustainability and compliance","item":"https:\/\/www.libri.de\/en\/company\/sustainability-and-compliance\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"(PPWR) EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.libri.de\/fr\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.libri.de\/fr\/","name":"Libri GmbH","description":"Barsortiment und Gro\u00dfhandel f\u00fcr B\u00fccher und andere Medien","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.libri.de\/fr\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.libri.de\/fr\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.libri.de\/fr\/#organization","name":"Libri","url":"https:\/\/www.libri.de\/fr\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.libri.de\/fr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/188.64.195.32\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/libri_logo-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/188.64.195.32\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/libri_logo-1.jpg","width":2000,"height":1000,"caption":"Libri"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.libri.de\/fr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/libribarsortiment","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/libri.barsortiment","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/libri-gmbh"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.libri.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/92940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.libri.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.libri.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.libri.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.libri.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92940"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.libri.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/92940\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92949,"href":"https:\/\/www.libri.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/92940\/revisions\/92949"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.libri.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.libri.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}