EXPRA is pleased to share its Summer Newsletter 2026, bringing together the latest policy, implementation and member-led developments shaping packaging Extended Producer Responsibility across Europe and beyond.
With the PPWR now applying, this edition looks at the next phase of practical implementation, upcoming EU recycling rules and the wider policy debate around digitalisation, the Polluter Pays Principle, the Circular Economy Act and the accountability gap in e-commerce.
It also showcases action across EXPRA’s international network—from investments in recycling capacity and shared reuse systems to improved transparency, advanced sorting, strong packaging-recycling performance and new solutions for flexible plastics. Featured initiatives include work by Fost Plus, Citeo, Ecovidrio, Circular Materials, CONAI, VANA and Soft Plastic Stewardship Australia.