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A Review: Harmonisation of Sustainability Requirements in Printing Inks and PPWR Obligations

The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) affects the entire lifecycle of packaging, and packaging designers, ink developers, material suppliers, converters, brands and recyclers must work together to comply.

PPWR Raw Material Selection for Food Contact Materials. (Source: UFlex)

By Dr. Pinaki Ranjan Samanta, Mr. Kaushal Kishor Choudhary, and Mr. Prem Kumar Nautiyal, Regulatory Affairs and Analytical R&D Dept., Uflex Ltd (Chemical Division), C-5-8, Sector-57, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. Abstract Inconsistent waste sorting capacity and low end-market interest in recycled material pose key challenges to packaging recycling industries. The EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) affects the entire lifecycle of packaging, and packaging designers, i...

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