{"id":116009,"date":"2026-05-12T04:23:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T04:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/?post_type=vimeo-video&#038;p=116009"},"modified":"2026-05-12T06:39:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T04:39:34","slug":"ppwr-deadline-in-august-dr-thomas-groener-tg-pack-solutions-interpack-2026","status":"publish","type":"vimeo-video","link":"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/vimeo-video\/ppwr-deadline-im-august-dr-thomas-groener-tg-pack-solutions-interpack-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"PPWR deadline in August: Dr. Thomas Gr\u00f6ner, TG Pack Solutions | interpack 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) will become concrete from August 2026 \u2013 but not all companies are ready by a long shot. Dr. Thomas Gr\u00f6ner, founder of TG Pack Solutions and former R&amp;D Director at RKW Group, sees significant deficits in the industry at interpack 2026.<\/p>\n<h3>Major gaps in PFAS limits<\/h3>\n<p>\u201eI'm actually surprised that so many are still unprepared for the PFAS limits in spring \u201926,\u201c explains Gr\u00f6ner. Smaller companies, in particular, are having difficulties as they lack the personnel for this complex topic. While packaging manufacturers are already well-positioned, significant deficits are still evident among manufacturers of branded goods.<\/p>\n<p>The consequences are drastic: \u201eFrom 12 August, new materials must be used. Otherwise, they can forget about packaging materials or they will not be allowed to market their packaged goods.\u201c This elevates the PPWR from a regulatory background topic to an immediate sales issue.<\/p><div class=\"packa-in-post-alle packa-entity-placement\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"packa-3269254336\"><div id=\"packa-1352963746\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/en\/newsletter\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"PJ Self-promotion English 03\"><!--noptimize--><img src=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03.png 840w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-18x5.png 18w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-332x83.png 332w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-664x166.png 664w, https:\/\/packaging-journal.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PJ-Eigenwerbung-English-03-688x172.png 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" width=\"840\" height=\"210\"  style=\" max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" \/><!--\/noptimize--><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<h3>Paper versus plastic: feel beats science<\/h3>\n<p>Gr\u00f6ner sees another area of tension in the discussion about sustainable materials. \u201eConsumers think paper is cool,\u201c he sums it up. However, the scientific findings from lifecycle analyses often paint a different picture. \u201eIf I replace a 40-gram mono-PE film with reasonable barrier properties with 60 grams of paper with perhaps a 10-gram coating, then from a sustainability perspective, that's not a good idea.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Despite this, the trend towards paper is unstoppable. The challenge lies in communicating to consumers when each material is actually the better choice \u2013 an educational issue that cannot be solved by pure marketing messages.<\/p><div id=\"packa-1570708262\" class=\"packa-inhalt packa-entity-placement\"><!--noptimize--><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-2686439340972671\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;text-align:center\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2686439340972671\" data-ad-slot=\"6171251825\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><!--\/noptimize--><\/div>\n<h3>Community solutions instead of lone wolf behaviour<\/h3>\n<p>External advice is gaining importance in this complex environment. \u201eConsulting provides resources that are not always available within the company at the time,\u201c says Gr\u00f6ner. The decisive advantage: independence and an outside perspective.<\/p>\n<p>Looking to the future, Gr\u00f6ner sees the necessity of collective approaches: \u201eThis isn't something a branded goods manufacturer can do alone, or a converter alone. It's best to collectively seek solutions.\u201c Machine builders would also need to be involved, as new materials would run differently on the machinery. His prognosis for interpack 2029: \u201eWe will be significantly further ahead regarding recyclability and recycled content \u2013 but will again have exactly the same last-minute panic.\u201c<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The PPWR deadline on 12 August is fast approaching, yet many companies are still unprepared. Dr. Thomas Gr\u00f6ner (TG Pack Solutions) explains at interpack 2026 why the PFAS limits in particular are becoming a challenge \u2013 and where the paper trend is scientifically faltering.","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":116011,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"__cvm_playback_settings":{"title":0,"byline":0,"portrait":0,"loop":0,"autoplay":0,"color":"24A27F","dnt":0,"aspect_ratio":"16x9","width":1200,"max_height":0,"video_position":"below-content","video_align":"align-left","lazy_load":false,"play_icon_color":"#FF0000","volume":25,"playlist_loop":0,"aspect_override":false,"start_time":0,"muted":false,"background":false,"transparent":false,"allow_override":false},"__cvm_video_id":"1191407752","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"vimeo-videos":[60536,60529],"vimeo-tag":[61193,60567,60542,61242,61220],"class_list":{"0":"post-116009","1":"vimeo-video","2":"type-vimeo-video","3":"status-publish","4":"format-video","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"vimeo-videos-experten-talk","8":"vimeo-videos-packaging-regulation","9":"vimeo-tag-interpack-tv-2026","10":"vimeo-tag-papier","11":"vimeo-tag-ppwr","12":"vimeo-tag-tg-pack-solutions","13":"vimeo-tag-verpackungsberatung","14":"cs-entry","15":"cs-video-wrap"},"acf":[],"vimeo_video":{"video_id":"1191407752","uploader":"packaging journal","uploader_uri":"\/users\/109467054","published":"2026-05-12T04:23:14+00:00","_published":"May 12th, 2026","updated":"2026-05-12T04:37:30+00:00","title":"PPWR deadline in August: Dr. Thomas Gr\u00f6ner, TG Pack Solutions | interpack 2026","description":"Dr. Thomas Gr\u00f6ner, Gr\u00fcnder von TG Pack Solutions und ehemaliger R&D-Direktor bei RKW Group, analysiert die aktuellen Herausforderungen der Verpackungsindustrie. 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