Ensure return points for reusable packaging are as convenient for end users as the return points for single-use packaging in a deposit and return system.
Member States must comply, and this is law in force.
Why it matters
This is law in force, not a proposal.
- It is Art. 50(10), in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. as of 2026-08-18
- The act gives its timing as: By 1 January 2029 (Art. 50(1)). as of 2026-08-18
- It names 2 industries by name: Waste and Retail. as of 2026-08-18
- Compliance is checked by none, continuous. as of 2026-08-18
What changes
Stops a well-run single-use DRS from making single-use more convenient than re-use -- the perverse outcome the re-use targets would otherwise run into.
The rule
reusable packaging of similar purpose and format to DRS single-use formats
Ensure return points for reusable packaging are as convenient for end users as the return points for single-use packaging in a deposit and return system.
Who is affected
Burden drivers
Binds a Member State, not a company by size.
Source text
Member States shall ensure that return points and opportunities for reusable packaging with a similar purpose and format to those established under paragraph 1 are as convenient for end users as return points and opportunities are to return single-use packaging to a deposit and return system.
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