{"id":5598,"date":"2026-07-14T20:09:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T18:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/levosil.com\/?p=5598"},"modified":"2026-07-15T09:15:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T07:15:23","slug":"ppwr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/levosil.com\/en\/ppwr\/","title":{"rendered":"Desiccant and PPWR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/levosil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PPWR-Levosil-Sali-1-1030x670.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/levosil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PPWR-Levosil-Sali-1-1030x670.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/levosil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PPWR-Levosil-Sali-1-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/levosil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PPWR-Levosil-Sali-1-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/levosil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PPWR-Levosil-Sali-1-705x458.jpg 705w, https:\/\/levosil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PPWR-Levosil-Sali-1.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u23f1 Reading time: 5 minutes<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PPWR and Desiccant Bags: What Changes for Levosil<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Regulation (EU) 2025\/40 on packaging and packaging waste (PPWR) is a very broad piece of legislation, designed to regulate the life of packaging as a whole. Because of this breadth, it inevitably leaves some room for interpretation for niche products that make up only a tiny share of the packaging market. Among these are desiccant bags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Desiccant bags are not packaging in the traditional sense. In addition, there is currently no dedicated recycling chain for desiccants, since the quantities involved do not justify one, nor is there an eco-labelling system designed specifically for these products. These elements support the view that desiccant bags may fall outside the scope of the PPWR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To obtain a definitive view, Levosil has requested a direct opinion from the European Commission\u2019s Directorate-General for Environment. Pending an official reply, the current position is that desiccant bags would not be subject to the PPWR. They remain, however, compliant with the part of the Regulation currently in force, in particular the substance requirements under Article 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Timing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a general overview, the PPWR was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 22 January 2025 and entered into force on 11 February 2025. It applies generally from 12 August 2026 and replaces Directive 94\/62\/EC. The main purpose of the European packaging regulation is to reduce the environmental impact of packaging waste by promoting a circular economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Levodry Gel and its classification.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Levodry line, based on calcium chloride, would in any case follow different end-of-life rules: spent material falls under the general waste framework, not packaging waste streams. The Levodry bag still complies with the substance requirements of Article 5, regardless of the final classification outcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What if I use the desiccant bag inside a product?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the bag is permanently inserted inside a product as an integral part for its entire life cycle \u2014 for example, housed permanently in equipment or a lamp \u2014 it is not considered packaging. In that configuration, the PPWR does not apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Timeline<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>11 February 2025: entry into force of the Regulation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>12 August 2026: general application; PFAS limits for food-contact packaging under Article 5(5).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 January 2028: delegated acts on recycling design criteria and recyclability classes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>12 August 2028: harmonised labelling on material composition.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 January 2030: obligation for recyclability in class A, B, or C; minimum recycled content in plastic parts; minimum reduction in weight and volume.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Levosil is already compliant with Article 5 of the PPWR<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regardless of the classification outcome, Levosil confirms the compliance of all its desiccant bags with the substance requirements of Article 5. The sum of lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent chromium is below 100 mg\/kg (100 ppm). All products are PFAS-free, and the limits applicable from 12 August 2026 are already respected for all applications. All products are free from bisphenol A (BPA), and Levosil does not use silica gel with cobalt chloride indicator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sizing of Levosil bags is also optimized according to DIN 55473 and DIN 55474. The amount of desiccant is calculated on the actual adsorption requirement, without excess, in line with the principle of minimizing packaging where applicable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">You can contact us now for more information: 0039 011 96 43 430<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">info@levosil.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u23f1 Reading time: 5 minutes PPWR and Desiccant Bags: What Changes for Levosil The Regulation (EU) 2025\/40 on packaging and packaging waste (PPWR) is a very broad piece of legislation, designed to regulate the life of packaging as a whole. Because of this breadth, it inevitably leaves some room for interpretation for niche products that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5504,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54,1,77],"tags":[135],"class_list":["post-5598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-informazioni-tecniche","category-news","category-regulation","tag-ppwr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/levosil.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5598","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/levosil.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/levosil.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/levosil.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/levosil.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5598"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/levosil.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5598\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5649,"href":"https:\/\/levosil.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5598\/revisions\/5649"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/levosil.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/levosil.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5598"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/levosil.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5598"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/levosil.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5598"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}