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Oskar Mortensen

Content specialist at Repax.io

Oskar Mortensen is a Content Specialist at Repax who loves turning complicated sustainability rules into something everyone can actually understand. Think of him as your friendly guide through the world of EPR regulations and circularity—breaking down the confusing stuff so you can focus on what really matters for your business. His goal? Making environmental compliance feel less like homework and more like a conversation. When Oskar's not writing helpful content, you'll find him out on the golf course, breathing in that fresh air and enjoying nature's own waste-free system.

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EPR statistics & facts · 9 min

How much waste does the Netherlands produce? Statistics & Facts (2026)

The Netherlands is estimated to generate about 122.8 million tonnes of waste in 2026, close to the 122.5 million tonnes measured in 2022, the newest year Eurostat has published. Below are the year-by-year totals, why two fifths of the figure is dredged material, how much of it is packaging and how the Netherlands compares with the EU recycling and landfill targets.

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PPWR · 11 min

PPWR requirements explained

PPWR has applied since 12 August 2026, but its requirements for packaging start on different dates between 2026 and 2040. This guide lists each requirement with the article behind it and its start date, and explains who in the supply chain carries it.

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EPR essentials · 10 min

How to register for EPR in Belgium in 2026

All three of Belgium's EPR registrations run through a scheme that files the official entry for its members. Below are the six steps to join Fost Plus or Valipac, Recupel and Bebat in the right order, with who signs up for each one and what each makes due next.

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11 min

What is a GPSR responsible person?

Every consumer product sold in the EU under GPSR needs a company established in the EU that answers to the authorities for it, and a seller outside the EU has to name one before the first sale. This guide explains what that responsible person does, which four kinds of company can take the role, how to set one up in six steps and where its details must appear.

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EPR statistics & facts · 9 min

How much waste does the UK produce? Statistics & Facts (2026)

For 2026 the UK's waste works out at an estimated 208 million tonnes, moved on from a 2024 estimate built on England's measured total, because Defra's newest UK-wide count is from 2020. Below are the year-by-year totals, where the waste comes from, how much households and packaging add, and how the UK stands against its packaging targets.

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13 min

Which companies does EUDR cover?

Every company that brings coffee, cocoa, wood, rubber, soya, palm oil or cattle products onto the EU market, or sells them on inside it, has a role under the EU Deforestation Regulation from 30 December 2026. This guide explains the four roles, the products that bring a company in, what each role has to do and when its duties start.

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EPR essentials · 10 min

How do you register for EPR in Spain in 2026?

Spain registers packaging with the environment ministry and electronics and batteries with the Ministry of Industry. Below are the six steps to get into the RPP, the RII-AEE and the RII-PyA in the right order, with who files each one and what each makes due next.

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EPR essentials · 10 min

How to register for EPR in France in 2026

France records every EPR stream in one register, SYDEREP, and the entry is always made by your éco-organisme rather than by you. Below are the six steps to hold an IDU for packaging, electronics and batteries in the right order, with what each éco-organisme asks for and what each IDU makes due next.

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ISO standards · 9 min

What does ISO 14034 prove about an environmental technology?

An ISO 14034 verification proves one thing, that a specific performance claim about an environmental technology held up when an independent verifier checked it under stated conditions. Below is who does what in that process, how it runs from application to statement, and where the result helps a producer.

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