Why China's Traders, E commerce Merchants Feel Boxed In by New EU Packaging Rules The European Union's Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) has finally taken effect across the bloc, imposing stricter rules on packaging waste and recyclability.
The regulation marks a significant shift from the EU's previous approach to packaging, which allowed individual member states to set their own regulations.
This created an uneven playing field, with some countries having laxer standards than others. Chinese companies often exploited loopholes in less stringent jurisdictions to circumvent stricter rules.