🇵🇹 Portugal: PPWR Packaging EPR and Deposit Return
How Regulation (EU) 2025/40 (PPWR) applies in Portugal: the national extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme, small-producer thresholds, eco-modulation, and deposit return system status. PPWR is directly applicable in Portugal from August 12, 2026.
EPR scheme
SPV (Sociedade Ponto Verde).
Small-producer threshold
~1 tonne/year.
Eco-modulation
PPWR eco-modulation aligning with Decreto-Lei framework.
Deposit return system
DRS Active
€0.10
Single-use plastic bottles and metal cans up to 3L. Glass and beverage cartons excluded for now.
SDR Portugal (Volta)
Live since April 10, 2026
Watch points
Volta DRS live since April 10, 2026. After August 9, 2026 only Volta-marked beverage containers are permitted and the Green Dot no longer applies to beverage containers. SPV EPR well-established. PPWR direct application Aug 2026.