Producer responsibility

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.

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.

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.

There were constructive and positive discussions on producer responsibility when the Näringslivets Producentansvar met with EU Commissioner Jessika Roswall this week.

Bengt Lagerman is the Chair of the Board at Näringslivets Producentansvar (NPA) and has a long background in the packaging and recycling industry.

Despite stricter requirements for collection and recycling, Sweden appears set to miss the EU’s packaging recycling targets for 2030. Plastic packaging, in particular, is falling far short of the 55 per cent recycling goal. This is revealed in a new report in which Näringslivets Producentansvar (NPA) analyses what is needed to reach the targets.

The cost per collected kilo and the volume of collected packaging vary significantly between municipalities, writes Henrik Nilsson from Näringslivets Producentansvar in a response in Dagens Samhälle.

This summer, the government decided on changes to the waste legislation, several of which concern packaging. Some changes will come into effect on October 1, 2025.