PPWR Conformity Test

Follow these eight simple steps to check whether your packaging complies with the PPWR.
You will then receive your personalised PPWR compliance report.

Gaasch Packaging · PPWR Readiness Check

Is your primary packaging ready for 2030, 2035 and 2038?

Answer a few questions about your primary packaging and get an instant design-for-recycling readiness score (0–100, Green / Amber / Red), the regulatory blockers that apply to your configuration, and the concrete levers to improve.

Duration

≈ 3 minutes

Scope

Primary packaging

Markets

EU & UK

This tool assesses primary packaging. The readiness score is a design-for-recycling indicator (RecyClass / EPBP / APR / Golden Design Rules); it is not the PPWR Art. 6 performance grade, which will be defined by a delegated act still in draft. PPWR has applied since 12 August 2026; state as of 09-2026. Informational only; national rules apply.

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About your packaging

This assessment covers primary packaging — the pack in direct contact with your product. A few quick questions to tailor it to your sector and target market.

Please select a sector.

Immediate packaging of medicinal products and contact-sensitive packaging of medical devices and IVDs are excluded from the PPWR Art. 6 recyclability requirements and from the Art. 7 recycled-content targets (Art. 6(11), Art. 7(4)); the Commission will review these exclusions by 1 January 2035. Art. 5 substances, Art. 10 minimisation, labelling and EPR obligations still apply. The readiness score remains a useful design indicator.

Select all that apply. This drives which framework is applied: EU PPWR, the UK regime (pEPR modulated fees and Plastic Packaging Tax), or both.

Please select at least one market.

Container — material & structure

The container is the biggest single driver of recyclability.

Please select a material.
Please select a colour.

Approximate is fine — your supplier can confirm the exact figure.

30 %
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Standard carbon black is invisible to optical sorters and downgrades recyclability. NIR-detectable formulations exist but must be confirmed by the supplier.

Please select an option.

PPWR Art. 7 requires minimum 30% from 1 January 2030 (food contact PET).

25 %
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Please select a colour.
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PPWR Art. 7 sets a 35% minimum for non-contact plastics from 2030.

20 %
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20 %
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Industry average for cans is 70–75%.

50 %
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Please select a structure.
0 %

PS and EPS are collected and sorted only marginally in the EU. There is no recycling stream at scale for most PS packaging today, which is the test PPWR applies from 1 January 2035 (Art. 6(2)(b), recycled at scale).

Please select a form.

PVC has no viable recycling stream in the EU for packaging and contaminates the PET and polyolefin streams. It is phased out under the Golden Design Rules and rated at the lowest RecyClass level.

Please select a format.
Please describe your packaging.

Container — size & minimisation

PPWR Art. 10 prohibits packaging sized beyond functional needs.

Used to apply the correct RecyClass label-coverage threshold (stricter below 500 ml).

Please select a volume.

No excess material for branding or shelf-presence purposes.

Please answer.

Select all that apply. From 1 January 2030, PPWR Art. 10 prohibits features whose only purpose is to increase perceived volume — it names double walls, false bottoms and unnecessary layers; the other items are assessed under the Annex IV minimisation criteria.

Label

A label material that disrupts sorting or washing can downgrade an otherwise compliant container.

Please answer.
Please select a material.

RecyClass allows label coverage below 70% on containers above 500 ml, and below 50% on containers of 500 ml or less. Above that, the sleeve hinders NIR recognition of the body polymer — even in an otherwise compatible material.

Please select coverage.
Please select an adhesive type.
Please select an ink type.

Closure

Polymer mismatch and composite liners reduce recycling yield.

Please answer.
Please select a closure type.
Please select a material.
Please select a liner option.

Since 3 July 2024, the EU Single-Use Plastics Directive (2019/904, Art. 6) requires plastic caps and lids to stay attached to single-use plastic beverage containers up to 3 litres (bottles and composite packaging; glass and metal containers are excluded). There is no equivalent requirement in Great Britain.

Please answer.

Decoration & finishes

Decoration affects optical sorting in recycling facilities.

Select all that apply.

Please select at least one option.

Select all that apply. Barrier layers extend shelf life but can make an otherwise mono-material pack unsortable or unrecyclable.

Please select at least one option.

Substances of concern

Most buyers answer based on supplier Declarations of Conformity, not lab data — that's the practical approach we use here. These answers are assessed separately from the recyclability score: a restricted substance is a compliance blocker, not a design-for-recycling penalty.

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PPWR Art. 5 bans intentionally added PFAS in food contact packaging from 12 August 2026 above 25 ppb single PFAS / 250 ppb total / 50 ppm total organic fluorine.

Please answer.

Regulation (EU) 2024/3190 prohibits the use of BPA in food-contact plastics, coatings, inks and adhesives; the main transition period ended on 20 July 2026 (some single-use packaging for fruit, vegetables and fishery products: 20 January 2028). Compliance is shown by a supplier Declaration of Compliance (BPA-NI). This is a compliance blocker, not a recyclability factor.

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Oxo-degradable plastic has been banned in the EU since 3 July 2021 under the Single-Use Plastics Directive (2019/904, Art. 5). This is a compliance blocker, not a recyclability factor.

Please answer.

Your result

Preliminary design-for-recycling readiness score, plus a separate compliance check. Full personalised report sent by email.

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Detailed section-by-section commentary, top 3 recommendations specific to your configuration, 2030 / 2035 / 2038 outlook, and contact with a Gaasch packaging specialist if you want to discuss alternatives.

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The readiness score shown by this tool is a design-for-recycling indicator built on the established DfR methodologies (RecyClass, EPBP, APR, Plastics Recyclers Europe Golden Design Rules). It is not the PPWR Article 6 recyclability performance grade (A / B / C), which will be defined by a delegated act (draft published for consultation in August 2026, not yet adopted) and can only be established once that act is adopted. This assessment is based on EU PPWR (Regulation 2025/40), applicable since 12 August 2026, as known on 09-2026, and on the UK regime (pEPR modulated fees and Plastic Packaging Tax) where the United Kingdom is selected as a market. PPWR does not apply to the Great Britain market; in Northern Ireland most PPWR product requirements (recyclability, labelling, substances) apply under the Windsor Framework (Commission Notice C/2025/946); the EPR, deposit and reuse provisions do not. The indicative pEPR position shown here is not an official RAM rating. National implementing rules apply additionally and must be verified locally (German VerpackDG, which replaced the VerpackG on 12 August 2026; French AGEC / Triman; Belgian regional schemes; Dutch Afvalfonds; UK pEPR; etc.). This tool is informational and does not replace a formal regulatory or legal review.

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