EPR scheme for professional packaging
Twiice’s solutions for the chemicals sector
Chemical packaging must reconcile transport, storage and safety requirements with the objectives of the EPR scheme for professional packaging (EPRO). Drums, cans, IBCs and other technical containers often have specific performance and traceability requirements.
Twiice helps chemical companies classify their flows, clarify interfaces with other schemes and identify realistic circularity levers.
Does EPR apply to companies in the chemicals sector?
Companies are subject to EPRO when they place products on the French market in packaging intended for professionals.
Packaging in scope
The scheme covers in particular:
Grouped packaging: boxes, crates, film and protective systems.
Transport packaging: pallets, stretch film, covers and layer pads.
Not sure about your situation?
Our packaging flow analysis helps you identify precisely your status as a producer placing packaging on the market and the packaging flows covered by EPR.
Sector-specific challenges
Safety first
Packaging changes must remain consistent with chemical compatibility, dangerous goods transport and site safety requirements.
Interfaces with other EPR schemes
Some chemical products may fall under specific schemes, such as the one operated by EcoDDS. Product and packaging responsibilities must be distinguished.
Reuse of technical containers
Drums and IBCs can offer significant reuse potential where cleaning, reconditioning, traceability and safety are under control.
Material recovery
Product residues and contamination can affect sorting and recovery routes; operational conditions must be considered from the design stage.
What EPR changes for your company
If you are a producer placing packaging on the market
Any company that packs, has products packed or imports packaged products intended for professionals may be considered a producer placing packaging on the market. When the scheme comes into force, you will need to:
- join an approved eco-organisation;
- obtain a Unique Identifier (IDU);
- declare the quantities of packaging placed on the market;
- pay the corresponding eco-contributions.
If you are a professional packaging waste holder
Industrial sites that receive, empty or use packaged chemicals are packaging waste holders and must organise compliant sorting and collection. You will need to:
- sort your packaging waste in accordance with the regulations;
- organise its management and collection;
- keep evidence of collection and treatment;
- favour reuse wherever possible.
Waste holders are not required to join an EPR scheme for the packaging they receive, but they play an essential role in reuse, sorting and recovery.
Special cases
Specific analysis may be required for products covered by EcoDDS, contract packing, customer-branded packaging, imported products and reconditioned industrial containers.
Each situation must be assessed flow by flow to identify who is responsible for placing the packaging on the market and which EPR scheme applies.
Twiice’s expertise for the chemicals sector
Twiice helps you connect EPR compliance with the safety, logistics and technical realities of chemical packaging.
Map packaging and schemes
Identify packaging flows, product categories and the responsibilities that apply.
Secure compliance
Structure declarations and evidence while avoiding overlaps between schemes.
Develop safe reuse
Assess reconditioning and reuse loops for drums, IBCs and other suitable containers.
Optimise your eco-contribution
Identify technically feasible reduction, reuse and recycled-content levers.
Support tailored to your needs
Twiice offers three levels of support depending on your challenges: the Compliance pathway for straightforward needs, the Organisation pathway for organisations that need to coordinate data and processes, and the Transformation pathway for complex organisations seeking to make packaging a lever for economic and environmental performance.
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Packaging waste assessment
A partner expert maps your packaging flows on site, analyses your practices and identifies priority levers for reduction, reuse and recycling. The outcome: an operational roadmap.
For producers placing packaging on the market and waste holders (funded by Twiice)
Sorting at source
Setting up separate sorting on your sites, with guidance adapted to technical chemical packaging and the applicable safety constraints, team support and consolidation of flows towards recycling channels.
For producers placing packaging on the market and waste holders (funded by Twiice)
Equipment purchases
Support for purchasing pre-collection equipment to improve the separation, storage and management of your packaging flows.
For producers placing packaging on the market and waste holders (funded by Twiice through calls for projects)
Optimise the overall performance of plastic packaging
Awareness & Communication Kit
Educational tools and suitable signage to help your teams apply good practices for sorting and managing plastic packaging.
For producers placing packaging on the market and waste holders (produced by Twiice)
Industrial investment
Support for targeted investment to improve the collection, sorting and treatment of professional plastic packaging.
For producers placing packaging on the market and waste holders (funded by Twiice through calls for projects)
Eco-design
Recycled plastic incorporation / IMPR
Do you incorporate recycled plastic into your packaging? Twiice funds traceability audits to certify your recycled content rates and access the premium: up to €1,000 per tonne for resins that are difficult to recycle.
For producers placing packaging on the market and waste holders (funded by Twiice)
MyRecycledContent
Looking to secure your supply of recycled plastics? MyRecycledContent, our responsible purchasing platform, connects you with a network of qualified suppliers offering certified packaging that incorporates recycled materials.
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FAQ
Are transport and grouped packaging covered?
Yes. Grouped and transport packaging are included: cardboard boxes, pallets, crates, films, strapping, stillages, protective inserts, layer pads, etc.
Does reusable packaging have to be declared?
Yes. It is declared when first placed on the market and benefits from a reduction of at least 50% in the eco-contribution. Subsequent rotations do not give rise to any new contribution.
Who is responsible for joining the EPR scheme in a complex supply chain?
The producer placing packaging on the market: the entity that packs, has packed or imports the packaged product intended for professionals. In cases of co-packing or complex distribution, our packaging flow analysis helps identify responsibilities precisely.
Is my company in the chemicals sector subject to the EPR scheme for professional packaging?
Yes, if it places packaged chemical products intended for professionals on the French market, whether it is a resin or raw material producer, formulator, co-packer, distributor or logistics provider.
Is my company a producer placing packaging on the market or a waste holder?
Both are possible, depending on your activity. A company that packs or repacks products under its own brand is likely to be a producer placing packaging on the market. A company that receives products already packaged by its suppliers for its own use is a waste holder. Our packaging flow analysis helps you clarify your situation independently. For complex cases, our team is here to advise you.
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