PPWR: What Every Food Company Needs to Prepare for Now

Understand what is changing, which timelines matter, and how to organise your company’s first steps towards PPWR readiness.

The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2025/40, introduces major changes to packaging in the European Union. For food companies, these changes affect packaging design, supplier choices, food safety and business planning.

The real challenge is understanding what this means for your organisation. Which packaging needs attention? How do recyclability and recycled content requirements affect your choices? What changes around reuse and packaging restrictions? Which questions should you ask suppliers? And who needs to take responsibility internally?

This Awareness & Preparation training explains the main areas of change and the timeline for preparation. You will explore the challenges facing food packaging, including multilayer materials, food-contact safety, the availability of suitable recycled plastics and substances of concern.

The training also helps you organise the work within your company. You will learn how to involve the right departments, establish clear ownership, map your packaging portfolio and identify priorities for further assessment.

Throughout the training, we combine regulatory awareness with food-packaging examples, reflection questions and practical preparation tools. The Implementation Roadmap, Executive Briefing Kit and Packaging Inventory Template help you brief management, engage suppliers and build a structured transition plan.

The result: a clear understanding of the main PPWR changes and a practical starting point for preparing your organisation.

EU Regulation Covered in This Training

This training introduces the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2025/40, with a focus on what food companies need to understand and prepare for.

You will explore:

  • The implementation timeline and key milestones

  • Design for recycling and the challenges facing food packaging

  • Minimum recycled content requirements and food-contact safety considerations

  • Reuse, refill and restrictions on certain packaging formats

  • Substances of concern, including PFAS in food-contact packaging

  • Areas where further EU technical criteria and implementing measures will shape detailed requirements

The focus is on understanding the main changes, identifying where your packaging needs further assessment and organising your company’s preparation.

Your PPWR Awareness & Preparation Training

Regulation (EU) 2025/40

A focused 90-minute on-demand course with practical tools to help your team understand the main packaging changes and organise your PPWR preparation.

  • Practical lessons — explore the timeline, recyclability, recycled content, reuse, packaging restrictions and the implications for food packaging.

  • 1 year of access — revisit the training as you review your packaging portfolio, engage suppliers and develop your transition plan.

  • Practical preparation tools — an Implementation Roadmap, Executive Briefing Kit and Packaging Inventory Template to help establish ownership and identify priorities.

  • Certificate of completion — useful evidence of professional development and internal training.

  • Ask questions in your language — submit course-related questions through the learning portal in English, Spanish, French, German or Dutch.

  • Available in 13 languages — accessible for international teams across QA, Regulatory Affairs, Packaging, Procurement and other involved departments.

  • Flexible learning — follow on desktop or mobile, at your own pace.

What You’ll Learn in This PPWR Training

Understand the main packaging changes and what they mean for your food business. Learn how to identify packaging priorities, involve the right departments and use practical tools to organise your first steps towards PPWR readiness.

    1. Agenda

      FREE PREVIEW

    2. 1. Why PPWR Matters

      FREE PREVIEW

    3. 2. The PPWR Timeline

      FREE PREVIEW

    4. 2A. August 2026 Update: PPWR is Now Applicable - What Does that Actually Mean?

      FREE PREVIEW

    5. 3. What Changes Under PPWR

    6. 3A. From PPWR Requirements to Organisational Action

    7. 4. Design For Recycling

    8. 5. Recycled Content Challenges

    9. 6. Reuse, Refill & Restrictions

    10. 6A. Reuse, Refill & Restrictions: What Should We Do Now?

    11. 7. Build Your Readiness Roadmap

    12. 8. DOWNLOAD Implementation Roadmap Explanation

    13. 8A. DOWNLOAD Infographic Implementation Roadmap

    14. 9. DOWNLOAD Executive Briefing Kit Explanation

    15. 9A. DOWNLOAD Executive Briefing Presentation - PPWR Implementation

    16. 10. DOWNLOAD Packaging Inventory Template Explanation

    17. 10A. DOWNLOAD PPWR Packaging Inventory Template (Excel file)

    18. 10B. DOWNLOAD: OFFICIAL EU RESOURCE – PPWR Frequently Asked Questions (August 2026)

    19. 10C. DOWNLOAD: IFS Whitepaper PPWR

    20. 11. Wrap-Up

    21. Exam

Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) Training

  • €289,00
  • 21 lessons

What Your Team Will Be Able to Do

  • Identify Your Packaging Priorities

    Recognise the main PPWR changes and use the Packaging Inventory Template to identify packaging that needs further assessment or supplier clarification.

  • Establish Clear Ownership Across Departments

    Use the Executive Briefing Kit to involve management and the relevant departments, clarify responsibilities and agree the first preparation steps.

  • Build a Structured Readiness Roadmap

    Use the Implementation Roadmap to connect key milestones with your packaging priorities, supplier discussions and internal planning.

What Our Clients Say

“The training helped me understand which PPWR changes need our attention and how to start mapping our packaging priorities.”

QA Manager – Food Manufacturing

James D.

“The Executive Briefing Kit gives us a practical starting point for involving management and agreeing who is responsible for the next steps.”

Packaging Manager

Melissa R.

“The roadmap and packaging inventory template helped us organise our preparation and identify the questions we need to discuss with suppliers.”

Procurement Manager – Food Industry

Robert F.

Frequently Asked Questions About PPWR Training

Everything you need to know before enrolling your team in: Awareness & Preparation.

  • What is the PPWR?

    PPWR stands for the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2025/40. It covers packaging and packaging waste in the European Union, including requirements concerning recyclability, recycled content, reuse and packaging reduction. This training explains the main changes relevant to food companies and what they mean for your preparation.

  • Who is this training designed for?

    This training is designed for professionals in QA, Food Safety, Regulatory Affairs, Packaging, Procurement, Sustainability, R&D and Operations. It is also relevant for senior managers who need to understand the business implications, assign responsibilities and support preparation.

  • Will this training help us identify where to start?

    Yes. You will learn how to map your packaging portfolio, recognise areas that need further assessment and identify questions to discuss with suppliers. The training also explains how to involve the right departments and establish clear ownership.

  • Which practical tools are included?

    The training includes an Implementation Roadmap, an Executive Briefing Kit and a Packaging Inventory Template. These help you brief management, organise your packaging information and connect your priorities with supplier follow-up and internal planning.

  • Can we use this training to assess our own PPWR readiness?

    Yes. The training and downloadable tools help your team carry out a structured initial assessment of your packaging portfolio. You can map packaging materials, review available supplier information, identify potential risks and documentation gaps, and record priorities, responsibilities and follow-up actions.

    The Packaging Inventory Template includes a dashboard, Supplier Action List and Priority Packaging Register to support this work. The Implementation Roadmap and Executive Briefing Kit help you turn your findings into an organised preparation plan. This provides a practical foundation for your own assessment. Confirming full compliance requires checking the applicable requirements and supporting evidence for each packaging format.

  • How long does the training take, and how long do we have access?

    The training contains approximately 90 minutes of on-demand content, with additional time needed to apply the tools within your organisation. You receive 1 year of access from enrolment, allowing you to revisit the lessons as your preparation progresses.

  • Will participants receive a certificate?

    Yes. After completing the training, participants receive a certificate of completion that can be retained as evidence of professional development and internal training.

  • Is the training available in different languages?

    Yes. Subtitles are available in 13 languages. Participants can also submit course-related questions through the learning portal in English, Spanish, French, German or Dutch.

Join Our Trainings

Our Trainings are followed by:

  • General Mills
  • OSI
  • Royal Canin
  • Fonterra
  • Arla

Need Broader Compliance Capability?

This training is also included in The Compliance Accelerator™—a wider programme with specialist food safety, quality and regulatory training, practical tools and ongoing updates for your team.