NL: How will the new EU packaging legislation (PPWR) affect the floriculture sector?

On 10 February 2025 , the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation ( PPWR ) was O.K. by the European Parliament . However , it will not become final until the European Council also approves it . The PPWR will have an impact on all the packaging we use every day , including publicity used in flower gardening . The PPWR prepare requirements and guidelines from 2030 with the goal being to reduce the environmental impact of packaging . Royal FloraHolland launched an analysis and interpretation of the impingement of this legislating on the floriculture sector last summertime . Are the implication for our sector clear yet ?

A healthy planet is necessary for the future of us all . EU land have confide to be mood neutral by 2050 , in line with commitments in the Paris Agreement . The PPWR is an integral part of The Green Deal ; the strategy through which the EU mean to reach the end step by step .

Goal of PPWRThe PPWR consist of two parts:1 . Packaging requirements.2 . Guidelines to prevent packaging wastefulness .

These two components pursue multiple goal , such as quash packaging , prevent publicity waste , increase promotional material reuse and ensuring gamey - quality recycling .

Clarity on the general motion picture for the flower gardening sectorThe European Council is carry to nail down the PPWR in late 2024 or other 2025 . Until then , changes may take place . So , there is not yet a unequivocal overview of all the implications , but the outlines for the floriculture sector are now clear .

The key lineament , which will almost sure apply from 2030 , are as follows:• All packaging must be recyclable.• pliant packaging must contain at least 35 % reprocess material.• Packaging design must ensure that the weighting , volume and figure of layers of stuff are kept to a minimum.• Preference for recyclable promotion , such as multi - use transport packaging , with minimal quarry within the EU . Exact definitions for reclaimable packaging are still being established.• All packaging must have a label or QR code provide detail of material composition , to ease sort out by consumers or to enable reuse .

In gain , there are rule on substances of concern , bio - found and/or compostable packaging and labels . As far as is currently know , these rules will have less wallop on our sector .

We will manifestly stay to monitor developments in coition to the PPWR , and are actively involved in raising cognisance of its impingement with policymakers . More info will stick with as presently as we have more clarity ( expected to be last after part 2024 or early 2025 at the latest , when the PPWR is finalised ) .

generator : Royal Flora Holland .