The symbol embeds the principles of the circular economy directly in the product. By influencing user behaviour at the end of a product’s life, it helps to ensure that materials are returned to recovery and recycling processes instead of being lost.
Regulatory requirements for batteries have fundamentally changed. Since January, the new EU Battery Regulation has been reshaping compliance across Europe – and manufacturers and distributors need to rethink their reporting structures.
The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) will significantly change packaging design and recycling across Europe. With requirements for recyclability, binding recycling rates, and ecologically modulated fees under Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), EU legislators aim to promote the circular economy in the packaging sector. For the waste and recycling industry, this is likely to mean a shift from managing packaging waste volumes to establishing high-quality secondary raw material cycles.
New rules, new roles – and one defining question: Are you the Producer?
The PPWR leaves no room for doubts, and no room to hide.
The new regulation is not a cosmetic update, but a structural reshaping of the battery market. How companies prepare for compliance – and position themselves as leaders in the field of sustainable energy storage.
When WEEE EPR was introduced in 2005, the aim was to dispose of hazardous substances properly, ensure proper recycling and enforce the polluter pays principle.
With the shift from linear to circular business models, electronic waste is now becoming a valuable resource for secondary raw materials through urban mining.
From France to Finland, one label should tell it all. The EU’s new rules aim to make recycling clear, simple, and the same everywhere. What producers need to know.
The introduction of the new Battery Regulation is currently the talk of the town and raises many questions. Despite many changes, some rules remain the same. Let’s have a closer look at the current situation.
