European PET Industry encourages adoption of the CEN Design-for-Recycling Standards:

A Needed Major Step Towards PPWR Implementation The European PET value chain encourages the adoption of the pr EN18120 series for design for recycling and recyclability assessment protocols for plastics packaging developed by CEN TC261/SC4/WG10 Design for Recycling (DfR) standards for plastic packaging, developed under the European Commission’s mandate. These standards form the technical backbone for the delegated act the Commission will adopt by 1 January 2028 under the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR – EU 2025/40). This achievement is the result of three years of intense collaboration, nearly 150 expert meetings for plastics (more than 25 meetings only for PET bottles), and the direct involvement of hundreds of specialists across the entire packaging ecosystem: material producers, converters, brands, retailers, recyclers, academia, testing laboratories, technology providers and national standardisation bodies. We extend our sincere appreciation to all experts who contributed to this comprehensive and consensus-based result. We call the commission to confirm the support it has been showing to the development of these standards during the last 3 years by adopting them as the basis for the recyclability performance assessment provisioned in the PPWR under article 6. To read more, please check this link.