Ensure your packaging meets PPWR
The EU’s new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) sets high requirements for how packaging must be designed, tested, and documented. At RISE, you gain access to one of Sweden’s most comprehensive laboratory networks to verify compliance, along with expert guidance on how to address any gaps.
Minimising weight and volume
PPWR requires all packaging to be optimised in both weight and volume. This needs to be verified and documented in the technical specification. RISE supports you with data, methods and documentation that clearly demonstrate compliant packaging optimisation.
Transport testing
In our fully equipped transport and demonstrations facilities, we test how packaging performs under the stresses of a real logistics chain. You receive clear, quantitative results showing how your packaging responds in practice.
Typical tests include:
- shock and vibration
- drop and handling
- compression
- temperature and climate variation
Material testing
RISE operates extensive test and demonstration facilities for both fibre‑based and plastic‑based materials.
We analyse material properties, from raw materials to finished packaging, to verify function, strength and compliance with regulatory requirements.
Food packaging
For food packaging, we offer tests that help you strengthen both regulatory compliance and consumer experience. We evaluate:
- compliance with food‑contact legislation
- impact on shelf life
- odour and flavour transfer
- hygiene and quality characteristics
Dangerous goods
Packaging for dangerous goods is subject to its own regulatory framework and specific testing requirements. RISE performs all required tests, helping you document compliance and ensure safe handling throughout the logistics chain.
Recyclability
From 2030, all packaging must be recyclable according to PPWR. Recyclability assessments are material‑specific, as different packaging materials require different test methods.
For fibre‑based packaging, recyclability is evaluated using the CEPI repulpability method, which assesses how well fibres can be separated and reprocessed into new material.
For plastic packaging, recyclability is tested in our laboratories, where we analyse how well the material can be sorted, processed and integrated into new recycling streams.
Labelling
We help you identify PPWR‑compliant labelling and can also test the quality and durability of print and markings. Our laboratories use advanced equipment to measure and predict print performance, including analysis of print defects, colour–material interactions and the effects of different printing methods.
Labelling durability can also be evaluated together with mechanical stress tests in our transport and demonstration facilities – including abrasion, friction and other wear factors typical of real‑world handling and transport.
Substance requirements
From 2026, PFAS will be banned in food packaging. RISE has developed an advanced method for detecting PFAS, which our experts have presented to the European Commission. The method enables reliable detection of both individual PFAS substances and total fluorine levels, essential for demonstrating compliance with upcoming limits.
Food packaging must also meet strict requirements for materials in contact with food. In our product safety laboratory, we test materials under different conditions and assess chemical safety, migration and overall material performance.
If you need to replace a substance in your packaging, the Swedish Substitution Centre can support you in identifying safer and more sustainable alternatives.
