What is an obligated producer?
An obligated producer must manage waste from their products, supporting recycling and better design. This reduces pollution, saves resources, and makes recycling easier for everyone.
Glossary
EPR and sustainability, explained.
Plain-language definitions for EPR, waste management, and environmental compliance. No jargon, no filler.
What is a non-compliance penalty?
Non-compliance penalties are fines or actions against those who break environmental laws, encouraging companies and individuals to follow rules, reduce pollution, and support sustainability.
What is an online marketplace (EPR obligations)?
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) holds online marketplaces in Europe accountable for ensuring sellers comply with waste management laws, promoting recycling and sustainable product handling.
What is an online platform? (PPWR definition)
Online platforms under PPWR are digital services selling packaged goods, responsible for verifying producers' EPR compliance to support recycling, reduce waste, and promote circular economy goals.
What is an orphan product (EPR)?
Orphan products are waste items without a responsible producer under EPR, causing recycling challenges. Solutions include fees, tracking, and eco-friendly design to ensure proper waste management.
What is a notified body?
A Notified Body checks products for safety and environmental rules in Europe, ensuring they support sustainability, reduce waste, and help build a circular economy for safer, greener products.
What is an SLI battery (starting, lighting, ignition)?
An SLI battery starts vehicles and powers lights using lead-acid chemistry. It’s highly recyclable in Europe, supporting circular economy by recovering materials and reducing pollution.
What is anti-hail netting?
Anti-hail netting protects crops from hail damage using durable, reusable plastic nets, reducing food waste and chemical use, supporting sustainable, circular farming practices.
What is an unnecessary packaging layer?
Unnecessary packaging adds waste, costs, and pollution, making recycling tough. Using fewer layers saves resources, cuts costs, and helps protect the planet. Choose simpler, smarter packaging!
What is a packaging database?
A Packaging Database helps choose eco-friendly materials, reducing waste and boosting recycling. It guides smarter packaging choices for a cleaner planet and supports a circular economy.
What is a packaging export recovery note (PERN)?
A PERN is a certificate proving one tonne of UK packaging waste was responsibly exported for recycling abroad, helping businesses meet legal recycling targets and support sustainability.
What is a packaging footprint?
Packaging footprint measures the environmental impact of packaging from materials, energy use, transport, to disposal. Reducing it through recycling, reuse, and smarter design helps protect nature.
What is a packaging levy?
A Packaging Levy charges producers for non-reusable packaging to cut waste, boost recycling, and drive sustainable, circular economy practices across Europe.
What is a packaging recovery note (PRN)?
A Packaging Recovery Note (PRN) proves packaging waste has been recycled, helping companies meet recycling rules, support recycling businesses, and reduce packaging waste for a greener planet.
What is a packaging waste audit?
A packaging waste audit checks what packaging waste is created, sorts and measures it to find ways to reduce waste, improve recycling, and support a circular economy for a greener future.
What is a packer/filler?
Packer/fillers fill containers precisely, cutting product waste and energy use. They support eco-friendly packaging and help companies reduce environmental impact in production.
What is APE Europe (Agriculture Plastics Environment)?
APE Europe promotes recycling of agricultural plastics across Europe, supporting farmers with collection schemes to reduce waste, protect the environment, boost crop yields, and foster a circular economy.
What is a plastic cutlery ban?
The EU banned single-use plastic cutlery to reduce pollution, protect marine life, and promote sustainability by encouraging reusable and biodegradable alternatives within a circular economy.
What is a portable battery?
Portable batteries store and reuse energy, reducing waste and supporting recycling of valuable metals. They’re great for on-the-go power and help lower environmental impact when recharged with green energy.
What is a producer? (PPWR definition)
A producer under PPWR is anyone who makes, imports, or sells packaged products in the EU. They must ensure packaging is sustainable and manage its recycling and waste responsibly.
What is a producer register?
A Producer Register lists companies responsible for their products' waste, ensuring they follow rules for recycling and support a circular economy, helping reduce pollution and protect the environment.
What is a producer responsibility organisation (PRO)?
A Producer Responsibility Organisation (PRO) helps companies manage product waste by organizing collection, recycling, and safe disposal to protect the environment and promote a circular economy.
What is a product lifecycle?
A product lifecycle tracks a product from raw material use to disposal, highlighting energy, waste, and pollution. It guides greener choices, supports recycling, and promotes a circular economy.
What is a purse seine net?
Purse seine nets catch surface fish efficiently, using durable materials. Sustainable use, eco-friendly designs, and fishing limits help protect marine life and support a circular economy.