Wooden pallets
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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 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
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 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.