PPWR Journal editors
The editorial team of the PPWR Journal, published by Resupply.
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PPWR Journal editorsin Explainers
The reuse targets explained: 40%, 100% and the reuse system
From 2030, Article 29 of PPWR sets reuse targets for pallets, crates, wrap and straps. Which target applies depends on where the pallet goes. A walk through the cases, the exemptions and how the numbers will be counted.
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PPWR Journal editorsin Nordics
The Nordic picture: PPWR in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland
The regulation is the same across the EU, but registers, fees, authorities and penalties are national. Sweden, Denmark and Finland had their rules ready for 12 August 2026. Norway doesn't apply PPWR yet. A country-by-country guide for the pallet trade.
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PPWR Journal editorsin Explainers
The PPWR timeline, and what to do now
From the 2025 entry into force to the 2040 aims: the dates that matter for pallets and transport packaging, the acts the Commission still owes, and a practical list for 2026–2029.
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PPWR Journal editorsin Explainers
Pooling or one-way? How pallet models fit PPWR
Open exchange pools, rental pools and one-way pallets each meet PPWR's reuse rules differently. What the regulation and the Commission's FAQ say about each, and where the record-keeping falls.
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PPWR Journal editorsin News
Pallet wrap and straps: the first PPWR delegated act, and what it leaves open
Since 26 May 2026, stretch wrap and straps no longer have to be 100% reusable between sites or within a country. Whether they still count towards the 40% target is not settled.
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PPWR Journal editorsin News
Pallets need a declaration of conformity too
The Commission's FAQ is clear: there is no exemption for transport packaging. Since 12 August 2026, pallets, collars, wrap and straps each need a conformity assessment and an EU declaration. EPAL has published its own.
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PPWR Journal editorsin News
Fact check: were wooden pallets exempted from PPWR?
Headlines in April 2026 said the EU had exempted wooden pallets from reuse requirements. The Commission's guidance says something narrower.
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PPWR Journal editorsin Video
Video: Naturvårdsverket on PPWR for packaging manufacturers
The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency's hour-long session for packaging manufacturers, in Swedish. Pallet and crate makers count as packaging manufacturers under PPWR.
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PPWR Journal editorsin Video
Video: Who is the packaging producer under PPWR?
Naturvårdsverket explains PPWR's new EU-wide definition of producer, the role that carries producer responsibility (EPR). In Swedish, about 50 minutes.
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PPWR Journal editorsin Video
Video: Reusable transport packaging and the path to PPWR compliance
A 25-minute webinar from the Reusable Packaging Association on reusable totes and pallets as the route to PPWR's transport packaging targets. In English.
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PPWR Journal editorsin Resources
Key sources on PPWR for the pallet trade
The legal text, the Commission's guidance and FAQ, the Nordic authorities and the industry bodies: a curated list with one line on each. Kept up to date as new acts arrive.
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PPWR Journal editorsin Nordics
In Sweden, pallet makers are now packaging producers
Since 12 August 2026 Sweden uses PPWR's producer definition. For transport packaging that moves producer responsibility from the company that fills the pallet to the one that makes or first supplies it. First report: 31 March 2027.
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PPWR Journal editorsin Explainers
What PPWR means for wooden pallets
The EU packaging regulation has applied since 12 August 2026. Pallets are not exempt. Here is what already applies to pallet makers, repairers, pools and shippers, what comes in 2030, and what stays open.