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On three occasions in April, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency invites you to a webinar series on how PPWR affects you as a manufacturer or producer. This is a great opportunity to receive information directly from the responsible authority. You do not need to register for the webinars – simply join using the link provided on the information pages below.

The EU’s new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) introduces stricter requirements for the labelling of packaging. Harmonised sorting labels will be implemented across the entire EU. The approval process for the proposed labels is currently underway.

Listen to interviews with Helena Nylén, CEO of NPA, Karin Brynell, CEO of Swedish Food Retailers Federation, and Einar Ahlström, materials specialist at NPA, as they share their perspectives on producer responsibility. They talk about how NPA was founded, what producer responsibility means, and what to consider when designing packaging.

On August 12, 2026, the PPWR will begin to apply in practice, and the definition of who is considered a producer will change. In this video, Henrik Nilsson provides a brief overview of what this change will entail. For those who will become producers of private label products on August 12, NPA can now provide a power of attorney form that authorises the filler to report on behalf of the trademark owner

Helena Nylén, CEO of the recycling company Näringslivets Producentansvar, has decided to hand over the role to a new CEO, with the transition planned for autumn 2026. During her five years as CEO, she has led the transformation from Förpacknings- och tidningsinsamlingen (FTI) to Näringslivets Producentansvar (NPA) and laid the foundation for an entirely new business model within Sweden’s reformed extended producer responsibility system.

Näringslivets Producentansvar (NPA) is today presenting 19 reform proposals across five areas to increase the material recycling of packaging in Sweden.

Once a year, as a producer, you must report your packaging volumes to the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). As a member of Näringslivets Producentansvar, you can do this via our customer portal.

NPA wants Sweden’s plastic levy to the EU to decrease. Therefore, we also want to nuance the picture of the proposal put forward by Avfall Sverige and Fastighetsägarna in an opinion piece in Dagens Industri on 5 December.

New forecasts indicate a continued lower cost development in 2026 than previously estimated. Therefore, Näringslivets Producentansvar (NPA) has decided to reduce the announced packaging fees for 2026 by a total of 270 million SEK.

The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency’s new 2024 recycling statistics for packaging show record-high levels — but the change is not due to actual improvements, but rather to a new calculation method. This means that this year’s figures cannot be compared with previous years, making it more difficult to monitor Sweden’s recycling performance.

Listen as Anssi Lehtevä, Key Account Manager at NPA, explains the difference between four common types of advent calendars and which ones you, as a producer, need to report in your packaging volumes.

There is significant potential for improved source separation among businesses, especially when it comes to packaging. This is shown by new figures from the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, which for the first time has conducted large-scale waste composition analyses of business waste.