EU PPWR Implementation and the New National Express Delivery Standard Taking Effect
- Effective July 1, China's mandatory national express packaging standard caps ordinary goods packaging at 2 layers and fragile goods at 4 layers, while tightening tape use and box fit.
- Beijing issued China's first local standard for green restaurant takeout packaging, effective September 1, setting principles of reduction, easy recycling, and reuse.
- Key provisions of the EU PPWR were launched on August 12, 2026, requiring packaging placed on the EU market from 2030 onward to be recyclable and restricting harmful substances such as PFAS.
- The China Consumer Goods Quality and Safety Promotion Association issued a group standard for degradability assessment, building a whole-process green evaluation index system covering resources, environment, and low carbon to crack down on fake degradability.
Key policy and regulatory developments
China's new national express delivery standard takes effect: from July 1, the "Requirements for Limiting Excessive Express Packaging" took mandatory effect, stipulating that packaging for ordinary goods must not exceed 2 layers and packaging for fragile goods must not exceed 4 layers, with strict control of tape usage and box fit.
Beijing green guide for food delivery: China's first local standard for green packaging of restaurant takeout has been issued and will take effect on September 1, establishing the principles of reduction, easy recycling and reuse.
EU PPWR regulation advances: key provisions of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation were launched on August 12, 2026, requiring that packaging placed on the EU market from 2030 onwards must be recyclable, and restricting harmful substances such as PFAS.
New standard for degradability assessment: the China Consumer Goods Quality and Safety Promotion Association has issued a group standard, building a whole-process green evaluation index system covering resources, environment and low carbon, to crack down on "fake degradability".
——This article is reprinted from China Packaging Network (pack.cn). Original link: http://news.pack.cn/show-379836.html
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