May 27, 2025 Recap: online workshop on blending requirements Blending requirements are on their way, and they’ll have a big impact on how products are made—especially in industries using plastic. To help make sense of it all, we at Cirmar joined forces with COAST (Analytical Science and Technology) and the Circular Plastics Initiative (CPI) to host an online workshop. The goal was to better...
May 02, 2025 New EU Packaging Rules: What You Need to Know About the PPWR The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) has officially been adopted by the European Parliament. Set to enter into force in August 2026, this sweeping new regulation will reshape the way packaging is designed, produced, used, and recycled across the EU. For producers, retailers, and the logistics chain, the countdown to circular packaging has begun....
April 28, 2025 Column Frans Beckers: ‘No European reindustrialisation without a circular economy’ A circular economy is about conserving resources, with a positive environmental impact, made possible by renewable energy. This is not only desirable, it is economically necessary. In recent years, the domain of sustainability and circularity has been increasingly claimed by the compliance world. With a few exceptions, laws and regulations – especially from Brussels –...
