Recycled PP packaging requires more than a PCR percentage. Buyers should verify resin origin, food-contact suitability, odor and color control, mechanical performance, recyclability claims, EPR data, and supply stability.
A practical procurement document pack for requesting FSC and PEFC certificates, EPR and PPWR evidence, material and weight tables, and packaging label claim support from suppliers.
Fully recyclable sleeves in dairy and food packaging are not just a label change. Material compatibility, sorting, EPR cost, consumer instructions, and sleeve-line validation all need to be verified together.
With the EU PPWR application date (2026-08-12) and California SB 54’s first reporting deadline (2026-05-31) landing in the same quarter, K-food export packaging effectively has to be reviewed against both regimes at once. This post sets out a single checklist covering packaging materials, labels, and EPR documentation in one pass.
Paper packaging is not automatically recyclable in practice. This article explains how Korea’s recyclability grade assessment should influence design decisions around coatings, labels, adhesives, and mixed materials.
A 30-day preparation guide for packaging suppliers facing buyer ESG audits, covering raw material evidence, recyclability records, and regulatory response documents.
Saying a package is recyclable is no longer enough. Drawing on the AI-based recycling sortation data case between Greyparrot and Kenvue, this post organizes how labels, pumps, color, and material combinations affect actual recovery rates, and how to translate that into packaging specs and EPR documentation.
With EU PPWR general application starting August 2026, this guide covers the practical workflow for Korean SME exporters: how to use KOTRA, export support programs, and testing bodies by role, and how to build packaging document folders, verify EPR responsibility, and prepare consultation question sheets step by step.
For consumer products sold in France, paper packaging may need Triman and Info-tri sorting information. Exporters should not rely only on EU-level PPWR discussions; country-level French labeling rules can affect carton artwork, inserts, labels, and packaging production schedules.
U.S. packaging EPR is moving at the state level. This guide explains what California SB 54 and Oregon’s Recycling Modernization Act mean for export packaging specifications, recyclability data, and supplier documentation.