3 steps to PPWR Compliance
1. Compliance evidence & technical file readiness:
Supplier documentation, data verification, and audit-ready file maintenance.
2. Packaging redesign
Material selection, design modification, and structural changes to meet customer and regulatory requirements.
3. Reporting & fees
Identify roles and responsibilities and calculate fees
Compliance evidence
For many companies, the largest workload PPWR requires is managing compliance evidence. PPWR requires managing data and evidence across many suppliers, packaging formats and SKUs.
PPWR introduces a shift in sustainability regulation with obligations distributed across quality, procurement, packaging & sustainability teams
PPWR implementation timeline
August 2026
Substances of concern limits
General application- EPR requirements
Febuary 2027
Green dot moves to
QR code
2029
Deposit return schemes must collect 90% of in-scope containers
2030
Recyclability standards & targets are in place
Prohibited packaging types introduced
2035 & beyond
Recycled at scale requirement in effect
Higher recyclability standards, recycled content & reuse targets
Responsibilities change depending on how a product is placed on the market & who controls the packaging decisions.
Uncertainty over PPWR requirements, including responsibilities, required data, compliance processes, and cross-team collaboration.
PPWR requires packaging data many companies have never had to collect before. The challenge lies in structuring this data so compliance can be maintained over time.
PPWR compliance requires a technical dossier. The real burden is often proving compliance and keeping evidence current.
As PPWR implementation approaches, these packaging and compliance challenges may already be impacting your business
Build up your technical dossier
Simvia helps you get PPWR-ready by collecting packaging compliance data based on your PPWR-role, for all components and materials.
Central documentation storage system. We keep your files complete and current with version control and traceability.
We send automatic requests on your behalf, with consistent reminders and keep track of responses. Reducing back-and-forth email communication.
Standardise & structure your data
Simvia uses AI document scanning to extract key fields from specifications and certificates, and stores them in a structured way. This enables teams to:
Interpret diverse specification and data sheets, including Declarations of Conformity (DoCs)
Structure per packaging unit, component and layer
Map to standardised material classifications
Automatically check your compliance exposure
Inconsistent evidence checks can create compliance exposure. Simvia ensures that any non-compliant components will be flagged for your approval.
For contact-sensitive packaging components, we help ensure assess PFAS and heavy metal thresholds against regulatory limits.
We track your product validity and completeness, including certificate expiration, compliance thresholds and documentation gaps
Ensure you’re always EPR-reporting ready
We provide the data foundation for you to do your reporting.
Align QA, procurement and sustainability teams
Always know if you are compliant on a component level
Respond to customer requests with ease and speed
Supports internal decision-making
What PPWR success looks like for you and your team
One Central document storage system
Complete, centralised technical files ready for regulatory inspection at any moment.
100% confidence in PPWR compliance status
You are always confident which products and components don’t meet PPWR standards. With Simvia, there are no surprises or impact on product lines.
All data types supported
Simvia offers standardised, consolidated data for every packaging type & level.
Interoperability for a seamless data flow
Our infrastructure supports PPWR needs, sustainability reporting and future compliance.
Unpacking the PPWR
The PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation) marks a major shift in the way packaging is designed, shipped, and disposed. It is a singular regulation that requires companies producing, buying, selling and disposing of goods to align under a number of specific EU-wide rules.
This white paper unravels the entire regulation, from packaging design, to how to prove compliance, as well as different actors’ responsibilities and disposal requirements.
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questions
What data do we need to collect from suppliers?
When do we need to have everything ready and what are the key deadlines?
The critical compliance date is August 12, 2026. From this date forward, all packaging placed on the EU market must be compliant with PPWR requirements
How do we structure and store packaging data to prove compliance?
You need to create a comprehensive packaging inventory that maps each final product to its components and layers.
The data structure should include:
Final packaging unit
Individual components
Material layers within each component
Supplier information for each component
All compliance data fields per component
What data do we need to collect from suppliers to comply with PPWR?
For the August 2026 deadline, depending on your role you must collect and verify:
PFAS limits
Heavy metals and analysis
Technical packaging specifications
Contact sensitivity
Beyond 2026, additional requirements include recyclability scores (by 2030) and more detailed component-level data
What role do we have under the PPWR and what does that mean for our obligations?
Your role under PPWR depends on your position in the supply chain and determines your specific obligations. There are three main roles:
Manufacturer: If you create the final packaging unit that consumers buy (including private label products), you must collect all packaging information and create a declaration of conformity
Producer: If you put the product on the market for the first time in a specific country, you are responsible for paying EPR fees
Distributor: If you only distribute products without modifying packaging, your obligations differ