August 12, 2026, marks a pivotal milestone for European industry and commerce. On this date, key provisions of the EU's PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation – Regulation UE 2025/40) come into force. Remaining regulations will be phased in gradually over the coming years.
Most companies live under the illusion that the new law applies exclusively to manufacturers of cardboard, film, or plastic packaging. This is a dangerous myth. The new regulations impose strict obligations on every manufacturer—regardless of whether you produce electronics, food, chemicals, cosmetics, or furniture components.
Below, we outline what changes on August 12, what challenges will arise in the coming years, and how MeMOM’s technological solutions help you navigate this transformation without sacrificing productivity.
The implementation of PPWR regulations has been divided into stages to give manufacturing plants time to adapt their technologies and processes:
At MeMOM, we understand these challenges. Our system has been designed and adapted to turn new legal requirements into automated, seamless processes. Discover how our technologies protect your production from chaos and help you meet EU standards.
Our system goes beyond standard production management—it provides complete control over the entire lifecycle of every piece of packaging. Here are the 8 pillars of support offered by the MeMOM platform:
Forget about scattered data in Excel spreadsheets. In MeMOM, you can precisely assign key regulatory indicators to every packaging material:
The packaging process often involves multiple layers: primary, secondary, and transport packaging. MeMOM enables the creation of technologies that account for a full Packaging BOM (Bill of Materials). As a result, the system knows exactly how many and which elements make up the final packaged goods.
The new regulations crack down on the practice of artificially enlarging packaging, ultimately introducing a strict limit of a maximum 50% empty space. In MeMOM, every finished packaged product is assigned its actual volume. Based on this, the system automatically checks and calculates the percentage of empty space in transport packaging, allowing you to instantly correct errors during the packaging engineering stage.
One of the requirements taking effect on August 12 is holding complete documentation and Declarations of Conformity for packaging. The MeMOM system solves this problem by centrally storing all technical documentation directly alongside product data. Need to present documentation to regulatory authorities? It is available in just a few clicks.
Strict traceability requirements demand precise information printed on every package. MeMOM directly manages the marking process—the system sends automatic print jobs for packaging batch numbers and responsible entity details directly to printers on the production line, eliminating human error during line changeovers.
Collecting data is only half the battle. MeMOM enables detailed reporting of consumed packaging across any cross-referenced parameters required by regulations. Furthermore, our software architecture allows for easy integration with the Polish BDO system (Waste Database) and other EU reporting platforms.
Stay ahead of the EU timeline with MeMOM. Collecting the data mentioned above allows you to generate digital packaging passports today. Our platform is technologically prepared to seamlessly integrate with central Digital Product Passport (DPP) systems around 2030, ensuring uninterrupted compliance and legal sales across the entire European Union.
The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) represents a major shift for industry, but with the right IT tools, it becomes just another seamlessly automated step in your manufacturing process.
Don't wait for regulations to slow down your plant. See how easily we can adapt your facility to the new standards.
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