Revibes Blog
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Europe's New Packaging Rules Turn a Waste Problem Into a Design Mandate
The EU's new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation took effect August 12, 2026, mandating recycled content, recyclability, reuse and refill options, and PFAS restrictions across virtually all packaging sold in the bloc. -
Why Choosing the Right Sustainable Packaging Is Harder Than It Looks
Zomato's new PackSwitch tool treats sustainable packaging as a matching problem, not a material swap — and reveals why adoption stalled on information, not intent.
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Europe's New Packaging Rules Are Here, and the Reuse Era Is Just Getting Started
The EU's Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation started applying on August 12, opening with a PFAS restriction on food-contact packaging and a staged path toward mandatory reuse targets by 2030. -
Europe's New Packaging Rules Just Made Reuse the Default, Not the Exception
The EU's Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation took effect August 12, 2026, requiring packaging to be reusable or recoverable and setting a 2030 ban on single-use items like mini shampoo bottles and ketchup packets. -
Europe Just Rewrote the Rulebook on Packaging
The EU's new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation took effect August 12, 2026, mandating recycled content, full recyclability by 2030, mandatory reuse/refill options, and PFAS restrictions across the entire single market. -
Ottawa Is About to Find Out Whether "Reuse" Can Work at City Scale
The Consumer Goods Forum and Reposit are launching a city-wide reusable packaging pilot in Ottawa, backed by Unilever, P&G, L'Oréal, and five major retailers.
