packaging waste recycled at scale
Defined in Article 3, Regulation (EU) 2025/40 (PPWR)
Definitions over time (1)
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1. For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:
‘packaging waste recycled at scale’ means packaging waste which is collected separately, sorted and recycled in installed infrastructure, using established processes proven in an operational environment which ensure, at Union level, an annual quantity of recycled material under each packaging category listed in Table 2 of Annex II equal to or greater than 30 % for wood and 55 % for all other materials; it includes packaging waste that is exported from the Union for the purpose of waste management and which can be considered to meet the requirements of Article 53(11);