Make available to end users information on their role in waste prevention, the re-use arrangements available, their role in separate collection including for packaging containing hazardous products, the meaning of on-pack labels and symbols, and the impact of littering and of discarding packaging in mixed municipal waste.
Producers, producer responsibility organisations, or appointed public authorities must comply, and this is law in force.
Why it matters
This is law in force, not a proposal.
- It is Art. 55, in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. as of 2026-08-18
- The act gives its timing as: From 12 August 2026 (Art. 71). as of 2026-08-18
- It names 7 industries by name: Plastics converting, Paper and board, Glass, Aluminium, Wood, Food and drink and Retail. as of 2026-08-18
- Compliance is checked by competent authority, continuous. as of 2026-08-18
What changes
Producers, on top of the Art. 8a(2) Waste Framework Directive information duty and the Art. 12 labelling duty. A consumer-communication obligation distinct from what goes on the pack.
The rule
packaging supplied on the territory of a Member State
Make available to end users information on their role in waste prevention, the re-use arrangements available, their role in separate collection including for packaging containing hazardous products, the meaning of on-pack labels and symbols, and the impact of littering and of discarding packaging in mixed municipal waste.
Who is affected
Burden drivers
No size threshold.
Source text
shall make available to end users, in particular consumers, the following information regarding the prevention and management of packaging waste with respect to the packaging that the producers supply on the territory of a Member State:
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