New EU Packaging Regulation (EU) 2025/40: What will change for manufacturers and suppliers?

This regulation introduces directly applicable rules for every company placing packaged products on the EU market. The regulation aims to reduce packaging waste, improve recyclability and strengthen the circular economy across all Member States.

For companies such as Eurotools s.r.o., supplying OEM spare parts for recycling, shredding and forestry machinery, the regulation represents an important step toward more sustainable packaging practices.

 

Why does PPWR matter?

Every shipment of spare parts contains packaging. Whether it is a single cutting knife, a complete rotor shaft or a pallet of industrial wear parts, packaging protects valuable components throughout international transport. Under the new regulation, packaging will need to meet stricter environmental requirements while maintaining the high level of protection customers expect.

 

What will change for manufacturers and distributors?

Companies placing packaged products on the European market should prepare for several important developments:

• Packaging must increasingly be designed for recycling, making it easier to collect, sort and reprocess after use.
• Unnecessary packaging should be minimized, reducing excessive empty space and unnecessary packaging materials.
• Packaging design will become more standardized, supporting higher recycling efficiency across Europe.
• Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) obligations remain a key element, requiring companies placing packaging on the market to finance the collection and recycling of packaging waste through authorized compliance schemes.
• Additional harmonized requirements and labeling rules will gradually be introduced over the coming years.

At Eurotools, thousands of OEM spare parts leave our warehouse every year for customers throughout Europe and worldwide.

This means we continuously use:

• cardboard  and wooden shipping boxes,
• plastic protective films,
• cushioning materials,
• wooden pallets,
• transport straps and other packaging components.

The new PPWR regulation reinforces the importance of choosing packaging that is both reliable for international transport and aligned with future environmental requirements.

As a company already fulfilling its packaging obligations through an authorized Producer Responsibility Organization, Eurotools welcomes legislative developments that support responsible packaging management while maintaining efficient logistics for industrial spare parts.

 

Sustainability and reliable deliveries can go together

Industrial spare parts often travel thousands of kilometres before reaching recycling plants, wood processing facilities and waste management companies. Packaging therefore remains essential for protecting precision-manufactured components from damage, corrosion and contamination during transport.

The objective is not to eliminate packaging—but to use smarter, more recyclable and more resource-efficient packaging wherever possible.

 

Looking ahead

The PPWR marks one of the most significant changes to European packaging legislation in decades. Businesses that prepare early will be better positioned for future compliance and customer expectations.

Eurotools will continue monitoring legislative developments while delivering OEM-quality spare parts safely and responsibly to customers around the world.

 

source: https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/waste-and-recycling/packaging-waste_en

           https://eur-lex.europa.eu/EN/legal-content/summary/packaging-and-packaging-waste-from-2026.html