Regulation (EU) 2025/40 (PPWR) is directly applicable across all 27 EU member states from August 12, 2026. National EPR schemes and deposit return systems (DRS) still differ. This is the country navigator; every member state links to its own page.
| Member state | DRS status | EPR scheme |
|---|---|---|
| DE Germany | DRS Active | Multiple PROs via LUCID registry (Landbell, Interzero/Interseroh, ALBA/Zentek, Grüner Punkt/DSD, Reclay). |
| FR France | DRS In Development | CITEO (household packaging) + Léko/ICP (industrial/commercial from Jan 1, 2026). |
| IT Italy | DRS In Development | CONAI coordinates 7 consortia: Corepla (plastic), Comieco (paper/board), Coreve (glass), Ricrea (steel), CiAl (aluminum), Rilegno (wood), Biorepack (compostable).. |
| ES Spain | DRS In Development | Ecoembes (household). |
| NL Netherlands | DRS Active | Verpact, single PRO for household packaging. |
| PL Poland | DRS Active | Producers meet the recycling obligation on their own or through a packaging recovery organization such as Rekopol, and register in BDO (bdo.mos.gov.pl) (Packaging Act, Dz. |
| AT Austria | DRS Active | ARA (Altstoff Recycling Austria), primary PRO. |
| BE Belgium | DRS Not Yet Operational | One interregional system under the Cooperation Agreement of November 4, 2008 between the three regions, overseen by the Interregional Packaging Commission (IVC). |
| SE Sweden | DRS Active | FTI (Förpacknings- och Tidningsinsamlingen). |
| DK Denmark | DRS Active | Dansk Retursystem / Plastindustrien.. |
| FI Finland | DRS Active | Rinki (EPR) + Palpa (DRS).. |
| EE Estonia | DRS Active | National EPR registry.. |
| LV Latvia | DRS Active | Latvijas Zaļais Punkts (LZP).. |
| LT Lithuania | DRS Active | UAB Žalias Taškas (Green Dot Lithuania).. |
| IE Ireland | DRS Active | Repak, established EPR operator.. |
| CZ Czech Republic | DRS In Development | EKO-KOM, well-established EPR system.. |
| SK Slovakia | DRS Active | NATUR-PACK / ENVI-PAK.. |
| HU Hungary | DRS Active | OHÜ (National Waste Management Coordinator), centralized state system.. |
| SI Slovenia | DRS In Development | SLOPAK.. |
| HR Croatia | DRS Active | FZOEU (Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund).. |
| RO Romania | DRS Active | ANPM (national EPR) + RetuRO (DRS).. |
| BG Bulgaria | DRS Not Yet Operational | ECOBULPACK / state registry.. |
| GR Greece | DRS In Development | EOAN (Ανακύκλωση Συσκευασιών).. |
| PT Portugal | DRS Active | SPV (Sociedade Ponto Verde).. |
| LU Luxembourg | DRS Not Yet Operational | Valorlux.. |
| CY Cyprus | DRS Not Yet Operational | GreenDotCyprus / state registry. |
| MT Malta | DRS Not Yet Operational | GreenPak / WasteServ.. |