Cross-border trade needs EPR rules that strike the right balance.
Germany’s #PPWR debate shows the challenge: making EPR effective without imposing disproportionate costs on #SMEs selling across the Single Market.

Kina vinner och våra europeiska småföretag förlorar på EU:s nya förpackningsförordning.
I praktiken medför det här stora kostnader och mer byråkrati för våra företag.
Beredningen av #PPWR gick snett. Nu borde EU-kommissionen dra tillbaka förordningen.
Läs mer. 👇
The #ppwr will be the end of small micro businesses and creatives that depend on selling goods via Patreon, Etsy, Kickstarter and so on.
It killed my plans to sell mini prints of my work.
Rising shipment costs, crumbling postal services, AI, …
It will end when all has become big cooperation slop
➡ Not an illustrator yourself, but know one? Please tag them! 💙
© Illustrations in this post are by our talented Portuguese representative Juliana Soares, who will participating in this campaign herself.
Unfortunately, this campaign is still needed, but we get to use our biggest strength: creativity! We keep the idea secret for now 🤫 Apply and we will send you all the details!
⚠ Illustrations must be submitted before November 10th!
Artesanos, pequeños productores, microempresas... todos tienen un problema con el reglamento de envases y residuos de envases #EPR #PPWR
En #RescateSostenibleCorporativo de #paulabaldo y #enochmm
Nařízení o obalech #PPWR je zde. Vše o tom, co musí firmy splnit teď a co v dalších letech #servis #přehled https://www.finmag.cz/byrokracie/497592-narizeni-o-obalech-ppwr-je-zde-vse-o-tom-co-musi-firmy-splnit-ted-a-co-v-dalsich-letech via @FINMAG_cz
Several of these pico, nano and micro companies have seen no other way for themselves to stop with their business entirely because of the financial and legal consequences of the #PPWR. having to pay hundreds if not thousands of euroes just to ship a book, a bookmark or a set of stickers to 2/?
Volvemos tras el verano con el lío tremendo del Reglamento de residuos de envases y cómo está afectando a artesanos y pequeños comercios
#EPR #PPWR
[RSC Rescate Sostenible Corporativo] Residuos de envases y pequeños productores EPR/PPWR #113
#podcast #podcastcastellano […]
We heard the Environment Council (ENVI) will have a meeting today, so here's our early #Halloween post to remind them that spooky season already started for us in August, except it's a raging nightmare.
@eucouncilnewsroom.bsky.social @press.consilium.europa.eu
🇪🇺 How is the European EPS value chain responding to current policy and industrial priorities?
Our latest publication looks at buildings, packaging, recycling and research, with links to the EPBD, PPWR and EU industrial policy.
📖 Read more:
zurl.co/ZS4bX
Problema surgido con la entrada en acción del reglamento de envases y residuos de envases para pequeños productores #EPR #PPWR
En #RescateSostenibleCorporativo de #paulabaldo y #enochmm
https://f.mtr.cool/ofj53p51e7
Are YOU impacted by the #PPWR EU's Packaging & Packaging waste Regulation #authorsky #booksky #writers #writingcommunity #author
Today I'm interviewing Abeer and Marieke about the impact on their businesses!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNVo...
www.twitch.tv/ilsemjmul
¡Volvemos después del verano! Con problemas por reglamento de envases y residuos de envases para pequeños productores #EPR #PPWR
En #RescateSostenibleCorporativo de #paulabaldo y #enochmm
What does the #PPWR mean for transport packaging?
On October 8th, FEFCO’s Marta Roche will speak at Sustainable Packaging Europe on compliance challenges, practical implementation & how we're supporting members.
Learn more 👇
www.sustainability-in-packaging.com/event/sustai...
What comes next?
Over the past six weeks, we have shared examples showing how the European EPS industry contributes to circularity, energy efficiency and innovation.
#CircularEconomy #EUIndustry #PPWR #CPR #EPBD #Policy #Sustainability
Whew, that vote took a total of 4 minutes and we almost missed it. We expected some words to be shared about PPWR, but instead we listened to them debating killing animals, lead and other toxic chemicals for two hours 😑
Selling imaging supplies across Europe?
Are you registered everywhere you need to be?
PPWR may require producers to register in each Member State where they place packaged products on the market.
Are you boxing clever?
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