Revibes Blog
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Ottawa Bets on the Reusable Bottle
A city-scale reuse pilot backed by Loblaws, L'Oréal, P&G, Unilever, and Walmart Canada is set to launch in Ottawa this fall — testing whether deposit-return packaging can work at the scale of an entire city. -
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. -
Europe's New Packaging Rules Just Made Reuse the Default, Not the Exception
The EU's Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation took effect on August 12, 2026, requiring reusable or recoverable packaging, mandatory no-cost refill options, and a 2030 ban on wasteful single-use formats. -
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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The Loop Becomes Law
The EU's new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation took effect August 12, 2026, making reuse and refill the default rather than the premium option — with real deadlines for recyclability, recycled content, and a PFAS ban in food packaging. -
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.
