Industries
Packaging rules and commitments, by end-use industry.
Each industry page brings together the rule types that weigh most on its packaging and the brand owners and retailers in the SPI Buyers Database that sell in it.
Rules and buyers
- 01
Food and beverage
Food and beverage packaging carries many of the single-use rules: deposit return for drinks containers, tethered caps, recycled content in bottles, food-contact limits such as PFAS, and bans on some single-use plastic formats.21 companies in the Buyers Database
- 02
Personal and home care
Personal and home care packs are mostly rigid and flexible plastics, so recycled-content targets, recyclability rules, refill and reuse, and EPR fee modulation weigh heavily on design choices.14 companies in the Buyers Database
- 03
Pharma and healthcare
Pharma and healthcare packaging must meet safety and product rules first, which limits material changes. Some packaging rules carve out exemptions for medicinal products, so it matters which obligations actually apply.7 companies in the Buyers Database
- 04
Retail and e-commerce
Retailers carry own-brand packaging targets, and e-commerce packaging faces new rules on empty space, reuse and transport packaging, alongside EPR in every market shipped to.9 companies in the Buyers Database
Ask the SPI team
Ask about the rules and buyers in your end market.
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- Q1
Which packaging rules apply to us in each market we sell in?
We map each market's EPR, tax, ban, recycled-content, labelling and deposit rules against your materials and formats, and show which are in force, adopted or only proposed.
- Q2
What could EPR fees and plastic taxes cost us next year?
We apply published fee tables and tax rates to your tonnages and recycled content, and show the result as scenarios with every rate sourced.
- Q3
Can you tell us when a rule changes?
Yes. The free tracker alerts cover rule changes by country; a monitoring retainer adds monthly notes on what the changes mean for your portfolio.