Overview

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Welcome to the PPWR module

The PPWR module of Polygon One helps you make your packaging conform to the Packaging Regulation — Regulation (EU) 2025/40 (PPWR) and to evidence that conformity. The regulation is directly applicable law in all Member States; the general date of application is 12 August 2026. From that date, packaging must, among other things, meet the substance restrictions of Art. 5 (heavy metals summing to ≤ 100 mg/kg, PFAS limits for food-contact packaging), pass a Module A conformity assessment (self-assessment, no notified body), have technical documentation per Annex VII, and be accompanied by an EU Declaration of Conformity per Annex VIII.

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Why the data lives with the suppliers

The data that matters for Art. 5 — material composition, heavy-metal values, PFAS evidence, recycled content — relates to the individual components of a packaging. Usually the operator placing the packaging on the market does not hold this data; the material or packaging supplier does. That is why collecting data from suppliers is a core part of the process: you capture the structure of your packaging (packaging units and components) and request the missing evidence specifically from the responsible suppliers. The completeness of this component data determines when a packaging unit is ready for its Declaration of Conformity.

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The conformity process

The flow in Polygon One follows four stages — from building the master data to the finished Declaration of Conformity:

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Switching between EUDR and PPWR

If your company uses both the EUDR and the PPWR module, a module switcher appears at the top of the sidebar. Use it to switch between EUDR (deforestation) and PPWR (packaging); after switching you land directly in the cockpit of the chosen module. The switcher is only shown when more than one module is enabled for your company. When the PPWR module is active, the sidebar shows the Packaging group with these areas: Under Contact Center → Messages you manage the communication with your suppliers.

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What is not yet included

So you can interpret the results correctly:

• Recyclability grade: the regulation defines grades A/B/C; the assessment methodology, however, only arrives via delegated acts (expected 2028). The grades become binding in 2030 (or later, depending on the act) — more precisely 24 months after entry into force of the delegated act on recyclability, i.e. 1 January 2030 if the act is adopted in early 2028 as expected (Commission FAQ X.2). Polygon One only stores a declared grade (A, B, C or “non-recyclable”) — there is no automatic assessment.
• Recycled content: the minimum quotas under Art. 7 apply from 2030 (or later, depending on the act) — more precisely from 1 January 2030 or three years after entry into force of the implementing act under Art. 7(8), whichever is later (Commission FAQ V.6, X.2). The app captures the values and shows an informational target hint, but no verdict.
• EPR registration: there is no government API. Registration happens in the respective government portal (in Germany: LUCID/ZSVR). Polygon One guides you through the process, prepares data, tracks the status, and exports the XML file for the volume report.