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A printer-facing extract of the 21 distinctive-mark country reports. Each sheet states who is bound, which packs, which mark, size and placement only where the instrument or an approved kit states them, exemptions, and the usual traps. It is not a substitute for the report, and it is not product-specific advice.
How to read these sheets
Millimetre figures, colours and exclusion zones are copied only where the country report cites a statute, a regulatory annex, or a named approved scheme kit (Citeo, METI ordinance, KECO drawings, SASO technical regulation). Where the law says “conspicuous”, “clear and legible” or “durable after opening”, that is the whole size law. The sheet does not import a French or Japanese millimetre table into Bulgaria or Latvia. Operator handbooks (DPG, Returpack, Re-turn, Volta, RetuRO) are labelled as scheme specifications, not as legislation.
Deposit-return logos that are live in markets without a general sorting label are tabulated separately in the deposit-mark gallery. PPWR Article 12 dates are not reprinted on every sheet: the Union label applies from 12 August 2028 or 24 months after the implementing act, whichever is later; no Article 12 implementing act was located on EUR-Lex as of 21 August 2026.
Visual referenceSource-linked; not production files
Marks are shown for identification, research and commentary. Production artwork must come from the current statutory annex, ministry announcement or licensed kit cited in the country report. A photograph is not a lock-up file.
Distinctive-mark markets
These 21 reports are the ones with a unique statutory pictogram, prescribed wording, or a numbers-and-traps combination that a dual-market SKU actually has to print. DRS-only EU markets are in the gallery, not duplicated below, except Germany, Latvia and the United Kingdom, which also belong here.
Country extractmandatoryTriman + Info-tri
France
| Field | Rule |
|---|---|
| Bound party | Person placing a covered household EPR product on the French market. |
| In-scope packs | Household EPR products and packaging. Not industrial/commercial packaging. |
| Mark | Annex Triman pictogram accolée to component-level Info-tri. Use the current Citeo (or other eco-organism) kit — do not redraw. |
| Size / colour / placement | Citeo kit: 10 mm standard Triman, 6 mm compact (ADEME origin charter). FR tab if the pack is also sold outside France. Consumer words in French. |
| Digital substitute | Largest side below 10 cm² and no accompanying document: both may be digital. Between 10 and 20 cm²: Triman stays physical; information may be digital. R.541-12-21. |
| Exemptions | Household glass drinks packaging (L.541-9-3). |
| Banned copy | L.541-9-1: “biodégradable”, “respectueux de l’environnement”, industrial-only “compostable”. |
| Penalty article | L.541-9-4: administrative fine not exceeding €3,000 (natural person) / €15,000 (legal person). |
| In force | 1 January 2022; Citeo household-packaging cut-over 9 March 2023. |
| Do not | Treat C-249/26 as a suspension. Drop Triman on imported SKUs. Use Green Dot as a sorting instruction. |
Full France report · last verified 21 August 2026
Country extractmixedDPG deposit identifier (no general sorting label)
Germany
| Field | Rule |
|---|---|
| Bound party | Erstinverkehrbringer for deposit marking; final distributors for EINWEG/MEHRWEG shelf notices. |
| In-scope packs | Covered one-way drinks packaging for the deposit identifier. No universal German sorting panel. |
| Mark | Statute: mark as pfandpflichtig. In practice the DPG registered identifier plus barcode. The Act does not name “DPG”. |
| Size / colour / placement | Not in VerpackDG. DPG specification (including security ink) is contractual / scheme, not the statute. |
| Digital substitute | None for the deposit identifier. |
| Exemptions | Reusable Mehrweg drinks are a shelf-notice regime, not the one-way DPG mark. |
| Other on-pack | Anlage 2 material numbers are permitted; competing numbering for the same materials is not. LUCID number is not printed. |
| In force | Deposit and retail notices in force; VerpackDG from 12 August 2026. |
| Do not | Print a general German sorting label. Treat Green Dot as still mandatory (duty ended 1 January 2009). |
Full Germany report · last verified 21 August 2026
Country extractmandatory97/129 code + consumer collection words
Italy
| Field | Rule |
|---|---|
| Bound party | Producers for identification (Art. 219(5)); “chiunque immette nel mercato interno” for Art. 261(3) sanctions. |
| In-scope packs | All packaging, including B2B. Consumer collection information is additional on B2C. |
| Mark | Decision 97/129 alphanumeric code on every pack. B2C: name the collection fraction, commonly with “Verifica le disposizioni del tuo Comune.” No unique government pictogram. |
| Size / colour / placement | No millimetre table in the statute. Guidelines treat physical marking as the default. |
| Digital substitute | Guidelines accept documents, technical sheets or digital channels where physical marking is not feasible (B2B, very small packs). Not a general QR opt-out. ~25 cm² / 125 ml figures in practice notes are not a statutory pair. |
| Exemptions | Consumer-fraction copy is not required on industrial/commercial packaging. Identification still is. |
| In force | 1 January 2023. Stocks already labelled by that date may be exhausted. |
| Do not | Substitute Triman or a Spanish bin pictogram for the 97/129 code. Cite a single euro figure for Art. 261 without the live Normattiva text. |
Full Italy report · last verified 21 August 2026
Country extractmandatoryHousehold destination (fracción / contenedor)
Spain
| Field | Rule |
|---|---|
| Bound party | Productor de producto (packer, intra-EU acquirer, importer, distributor-brand owner) in the RD 1055/2022 architecture. |
| In-scope packs | Household packaging. Separable components marked separately; composites by predominant weight unless a better route is shown. |
| Mark | Indicate the fraction or container. Not a prescribed Ecoembes pictogram. 97/129 codes are voluntary (Art. 13.1). |
| Size / colour / placement | On the packaging or its label, clearly visible, legible and durable after opening (Art. 13.8). No millimetre table. |
| Digital substitute | Not provided. A QR may supplement; it does not replace the destination mark. |
| Banned copy | “Respetuoso con el medio ambiente” and equivalents capable of inducing abandonment (Art. 13.3). |
| In force | 1 January 2025 (Disposición final quinta). |
| Do not | Treat a PET 1 code as discharging the Spanish duty. Treat Ecoembes “Recicla” graphics as the statutory file. |
Full Spain report · last verified 21 August 2026
Country extractmixedNo statutory Recycle label; OPRL voluntary; DRS from 1 Oct 2027
United Kingdom
| Field | Rule |
|---|---|
| Bound party | Liable (large) producers for RAM reporting; scheme producers for DRS artwork once live. |
| In-scope packs | RAM: specified household packaging of liable producers. DRS: PET, steel and aluminium 150 ml–3 L (England, NI, Scotland). Wales includes glass later. |
| Mark | No statutory Recycle / Do Not Recycle label in SI 2024/1332. OPRL is licensed membership artwork. DRS: Exchange for Change logo + return code from 1 October 2027. |
| Size / colour / placement | OPRL graphic kit (membership). DRS millimetre lock-up lives in the operator specification, not quoted here as statute. |
| Digital substitute | Not a general replacement for the forthcoming DRS logo. |
| Exemptions | DRS: glass out of England/NI/Scotland at launch. Wales: glass labelling disapplied and deposit 0 pence until 30 September 2031. |
| In force | RAM reporting from 2025. OPRL voluntary. DRS 1 October 2027. |
| Do not | Treat OPRL as a pEPR offence if omitted. Treat the paused April 2027 Recycle label as current law. |
Full United Kingdom report · last verified 21 August 2026
Country extractmandatoryプラ / 紙 / PET / steel / aluminium
Japan
| Field | Rule |
|---|---|
| Bound party | Manufacturers of the relevant containers and businesses that commission them; importers in specified cases. Small businesses are not exempt from the identification-mark duty. |
| In-scope packs | Cabinet Order Table 5: specified plastic and paper packaging; PET bottles for beverages, alcohol and specified seasonings; steel and aluminium beverage/alcohol cans under 7 litres. |
| Mark | Statutory 様式: プラ, 紙, PET, steel, aluminium. Heaviest inseparable material. Readily separable parts are each one unit. |
| Size / colour / placement | Print/label minimum height 6 mm; stamp/emboss 8 mm. Colour is not prescribed; identity of the statutory drawing must be preserved. One or more places on the surface. |
| Digital substitute | Unprintable packs: no duty if no related separable component is printable; otherwise mark that related component with a role-name. |
| Exemptions | Retail wrapping paper at POS if 1,300 cm² or smaller. Aluminium-free beverage cartons, corrugated board and glass bottles have no statutory packaging identification mark. |
| In force | Plastic and paper marks from 1 April 2001 (grace to 31 March 2003). |
| Do not | Use an SPI triangle or PE/PP abbreviation as a substitute for プラ. Invent a statutory glass or carton duty. |
Full Japan report · last verified 21 August 2026
Country extractmandatoryLN 181 recyclable/non-recyclable + resin codes
Kenya
| Field | Rule |
|---|---|
| Bound party | A person who sells or offers for sale plastic packaging materials in Kenya (LN 181 reg. 20). Manufacturers for the recycled-content floor in reg. 18. Producers, importers included, for LN 176 EPR — which is off-pack. |
| In-scope packs | Plastic carrier bags and plastic packaging materials, including plastic packaging on imported products. Not a general duty on paper, glass or metal. |
| Mark | Name and contacts, or a NEMA-approved identifiable mark. Clearly marked recyclable or non-recyclable with resin identification codes. Recycled-content percentage where recycled content is used. Buy-back prices and location where a buy-back scheme exists. |
| Size / colour / placement | Not specified in millimetres in LN 181. The statute says printed / clearly marked. |
| Digital substitute | None located. NEMA may approve another identifiable mark in place of contact details. |
| Exemptions | Glass, paper and metal unless wrapped in covered plastic packaging. The 30 per cent recycled-material floor in reg. 18 applies “in cases where recyclable content is required”, not as a universal mandate on every plastic SKU. |
| In force | 4 November 2024 (LN 181 and LN 176). Existing-producer EPR registration ran about six months from commencement. |
| Do not | Treat LN 176 as an on-pack pictogram. Treat 2025 draft East African Standards as a regional Triman. Invent millimetres. Collapse “recyclable” into a How2Recycle access grade. |
Full Kenya report · last verified 24 August 2026
Country extractmandatorySeparate-discharge mark + difficult-to-recycle grade
South Korea
| Field | Rule |
|---|---|
| Bound party | Obligated producers of designated products and packing materials under the Recycling Act. |
| In-scope packs | Packaging subject to recycling obligations, in the Minister’s notified designs. |
| Mark | Separate-discharge mark (category word inside prescribed geometry, with material letters). Packaging confirmed at the lowest recyclability grade also carries the “difficult to recycle” indication. |
| Size / colour / placement | Follow the current MOE/MCEE / KECO notified drawings. SPI chasing-arrows triangles do not satisfy Article 14. |
| Digital substitute | Not a substitute for the on-pack discharge mark. |
| Exemptions | Defined product and packing-material exemptions in the decree and notices — classify against the current KECO restatement (modified 1 June 2026), not a foreign RIC list. |
| In force | Separate-discharge designs in force; grading duty in force. |
| Do not | Treat a US resin triangle as the Korean mark. Treat the grade label as a recyclability claim for export markets. |
Full South Korea report · last verified 21 August 2026
Country extractmandatoryFour-arrow emblem + 1–7 resin code
Taiwan
| Field | Rule |
|---|---|
| Bound party | Article 16-registered designated enterprises (manufacturers and corresponding importers of container commodities, flat packaging, non-flat disposable utensils, bio-plastic versions, and liner/blister enterprises). |
| In-scope packs | Regulated containers, packaging or labels. Plastic liners and blisters: material code only. |
| Mark | Official four-arrow 容器回收標誌. Plastic containers also take Appendix II 1–7. Liners/blisters: 塑膠材質回收辨識碼 only — 塑膠襯墊或泡殼免標示容器回收標誌. |
| Size / colour / placement | Conspicuous. Colour not prescribed but must be monochrome (單色). Bio-plastic triangle: side at least 1.5 cm, English abbreviation below. Ordinary resin codes have no millimetre floor. |
| Digital substitute | Not provided. Importers of packed goods may put the liner/blister code on body, packaging or label per 附圖三. |
| Exemptions | Export-only. Medicines, health foods and medical-device packaging are exempt from the liner/blister code. |
| Penalty article | Waste Disposal Act Art. 51: NT$60,000–NT$300,000, orders to improve, daily penalties, possible suspension. |
| In force | Emblem in force. Liner/blister codes from 1 July 2027; already-registered enterprises by 30 September 2027. |
| Do not | Print the four-arrow emblem on a liner in lieu of the material code. Treat an SPI triangle as the Taiwan mark. Use multi-colour artwork. |
Full Taiwan report · last verified 21 August 2026
Country extractmandatoryPWM Rule 11 category wording (not a recycling logo)
India
| Field | Rule |
|---|---|
| Bound party | PIBOs (producers, importers, brand owners) under the PWM Rules. |
| In-scope packs | Plastic packaging covered by Rule 11, by category — not every pack in India. |
| Mark | PIBO name and registration number in English. Recycled: “recycled having [percentage] of recycled plastic” plus the prescribed mark (IS 14534:2023). Compostable: exactly “compostable only under industrial composting”. Biodegradable: days and recipient environment. |
| Size / colour / placement | No millimetre lock-up in Rule 11 comparable to Triman. Thickness particulars for carry bags and plastic packaging as specified. |
| Digital substitute | QR/barcode alternative for name/registration from 1 July 2025 if CPCB is notified. Compostable SOP also expects a CPCB-certificate QR. |
| Exemptions | Do not print a home-compostable claim in place of Rule 11(3). |
| In force | Rule 11 in force; industrial-composting wording from 14 March 2024; QR option from 1 July 2025. |
| Do not | Treat EPR registration as replacing Rule 11. Use a Möbius loop as the Indian recycled-plastic statement. |
Full India report · last verified 21 August 2026
Country extractmixedGB/T 18455-2022 recommended; GB 23350 mandatory (not a logo)
China
| Field | Rule |
|---|---|
| Bound party | Enterprises applying GB/T 18455 where they choose or are contracted to use it; foods and cosmetics producers for GB 23350. |
| In-scope packs | Recycling mark: recyclable components under GB/T 18455. Excessive-packaging limits: foods and cosmetics under GB 23350. |
| Mark | GB/T 18455 graphics and codes, one mark per recyclable component, proportional sizing. Not a compulsory GB as of 21 August 2026. |
| Size / colour / placement | Proportional sizing in GB/T 18455-2022. Follow that standard’s drawings; do not invent millimetres here. |
| Digital substitute | Not a horizontal recycling-mark substitute. |
| Exemptions | Ten-ring China Environmental Labelling only within a live CEC certificate. GB 23350 is void-ratio/layers/cost, not a recycling logo. |
| In force | GB/T 18455 from 1 February 2023; GB 23350 from 1 September 2023 (tea 1 March 2025). |
| Do not | Treat GB/T 18455 as universally compulsory. Treat a 2024–2026 conversion to GB as enacted — none was located. |
Full China report · last verified 21 August 2026
Country extractmixedARL voluntary; CDS 10c wording mandatory on eligible drinks
Australia
| Field | Rule |
|---|---|
| Bound party | Brand owners at or above $5 million turnover for NEPM/Covenant (off-pack). CDS first suppliers for the 10c mark. ARL licensees for ARL artwork. |
| In-scope packs | ARL: licensed, PREP-verified components. CDS: eligible beverage containers under state law. |
| Mark | ARL Recyclable / Conditionally Recyclable / Not Recyclable. CDS prescribed words: “10c refund at collection depots/points in participating State/Territory of purchase”. |
| Size / colour / placement | ARL artwork is licensed. CDS: prescribed wording; millimetre rules are in the relevant state instrument/operator kit, not the NEPM. |
| Digital substitute | ARL and CDS are on-pack regimes; omission of ARL is not itself a packaging offence. |
| Exemptions | National mandatory packaging label: DCCEEW 6 March 2026 — Design for Kerbside Recyclability Grading Framework still being tested; not in regulations. |
| In force | NEPM/Covenant in force; ARL licensed; CDS operational in participating jurisdictions. |
| Do not | Treat ARL omission as a packaging offence. Treat an unexplained Möbius loop as ACCC-safe. |
Full Australia report · last verified 21 August 2026
Country extractmixedNo general label; PUSU rótulos category-specific
Chile
| Field | Rule |
|---|---|
| Bound party | PUSU certified-plastic and disposable-bottle obligors under Ley 21.368 / DS 30. #ElijoReciclar is certification, not market-entry. |
| In-scope packs | Certified plastic (when the Art. 7 trigger runs); disposable bottles manufactured in Chile for lote + QR. Not all household packs. |
| Mark | Art. 7: “Plástico certificado Ley N° 21.368”, certificate number, and “Compostable” or “Compostable industrialmente”. Art. 13: lote number + QR to the public certificate platform. |
| Size / colour / placement | Visible, legible, indelible and not preventing compostability. Graphic expression, dimensions and exceptions are to be fixed by MMA resolution — not locked at verification. |
| Digital substitute | QR is the Art. 13 vehicle for bottles, not a general recycling label. |
| Exemptions | Imported filled bottles and MIPYME producers are exempt from Title III. General household eco-label terminated 4 July 2025 (Res. Exenta 4067). |
| In force | DS 30 published 7 January 2026; Art. 7 rótulo enforceable 18 months after MMA notice that the first technical entity is authorised. |
| Do not | List Chilean general packaging environmental labelling as forthcoming. Print “compostable” on uncertified SUP plastic. |
Full Chile report · last verified 21 August 2026
Country extractmixedNo federal recycling mark; How2Recycle voluntary; state resin codes
United States
| Field | Rule |
|---|---|
| Bound party | Marketers for FTC Act §5 / Green Guides. State statutes bind the persons those statutes name (often bottle/container manufacturers). |
| In-scope packs | No federal sorting mark on ordinary packaging. State resin-code, bottle-bill legend, compostability and EPR rules are state-specific — use the state reports. |
| Mark | How2Recycle is licensed SPC/GreenBlue artwork. Bottle-bill states use statutory legends (e.g. California CRV wordings). Resin codes: see the resin-codes article; several states still require chasing arrows. |
| Size / colour / placement | Federal: none. How2Recycle: scheme kit. State RIC and CRV: the cited state statute/report. |
| Digital substitute | Green Guides do not authorise a QR as a replacement for a required state mark. |
| Exemptions | How2Recycle membership does not displace FTC Act §5. |
| In force | 2012 Green Guides still current; 2022 review has not produced a revision. |
| Do not | Treat How2Recycle as a federal requirement. Apply one state’s RIC geometry nationwide. |
Full United States report · last verified 21 August 2026
Country extractmandatoryAnnex 2 code only (Annex 3/4 voluntary since 16 Dec 2022)
Bulgaria
| Field | Rule |
|---|---|
| Bound party | Persons in Waste Management Act Art. 14(1) placing products on the Bulgarian market. |
| In-scope packs | Every package. One location: heaviest component or the label (Art. 5(3)). |
| Mark | Annex 2 number and/or capital-letter abbreviation. Annex 3 Möbius-with-digit and Annex 4 person-with-bin are voluntary since 16 December 2022 (PMS No. 419 / DV No. 100/2022). |
| Size / colour / placement | Clear and legible; durable after opening. No millimetre minimum. No small-pack exemption. |
| Digital substitute | None in Article 5. |
| Exemptions | None written for small packs. “За многократна употреба” only if actually in a reuse/deposit system. |
| In force | Annex 2 in force. No national DRS logo. |
| Do not | Treat all three Article 5(1) marks as mandatory. Read Art. 5(4) as a Green Dot ban. Import French millimetre tables. |
Full Bulgaria report · last verified 21 August 2026
Country extractmixedDRS sign + barcode on covered drinks
Latvia
| Field | Rule |
|---|---|
| Bound party | Deposit packer contracted with the operator for the DRS sign. Packer (iepakotājs) for correctness of any Regulation 140 mark. |
| In-scope packs | DRS: PET bottles and cans 0.1 L to under 3 L for carbonated and still non-alcoholic drinks, syrups and all alcoholic drinks; glass in a narrower list. A 3.0 L bottle is out. |
| Mark | Regulation 519 Annex 2 special sign (single-use or AU reusable) plus unique barcode. QR accepted at return. Material alphabet (MK 140) is the authorised set if a mark is applied. |
| Size / colour / placement | No millimetre lock-up in MK 519; operator handbook is contractual. MK 140: clearly visible, easily readable, durable after opening. No millimetre rule. |
| Digital substitute | QR is a return identifier, not a replacement for the DRS sign. |
| Exemptions | Wine, sparkling wine, fruit wine, mulled wine, aromatised wine, bitters and liqueurs in glass are out. Points 7–9 small-pack exemptions were deleted in 2005 — do not implement 20 cm² / 100 ml / 50 g. |
| Penalty article | Packaging Law Art. 22(2) fines misuse of the DRS sign on a pack that is not registered (140–280 penalty units on a legal person). No Art. 22 fine for omission of the Annex 2 material code located. |
| In force | DRS from 1 February 2022; MK 519 last amended 22 December 2025. |
| Do not | Copy Estonian, Lithuanian or German deposit marks. Put the Latvian sign on an unregistered SKU. Use English likumi.lv pages that omit the 2022/2025 DRS amendments. |
Full Latvia report · last verified 21 August 2026
Country extractmandatorySpanish biodegradable-bag panel (bags only)
Peru
| Field | Rule |
|---|---|
| Bound party | Persons who manufacture in Peru for domestic consumption, import, distribute or commercialise biodegradable plastic bags (≥1% dry weight). |
| In-scope packs | Biodegradable plastic bags (Art. 2). Not bottles, trays or film generally. |
| Mark | Spanish panel: “BIODEGRADABLE”; certificate number; manufacturer or brand; month and year of manufacture; resin type (NTP-ISO 1043-1); both Art. 6.1(f) waste sentences; and, in current infrastructure conditions, the limited-infrastructure sentence. |
| Size / colour / placement | At least 10% of one face, excluding folds and handles (Art. 6.2). Clear, visible, permanent. Other languages may be added; they do not replace Spanish. |
| Digital substitute | None. The panel is on the bag. |
| Banned copy | Art. 6.3: “verde”, “amigo de la naturaleza”, “no soy plástico” and similar. Oxo-fragmentable bags are prohibited, not labelled into legality. |
| In force | 1 June 2022. RM 197-2025-PRODUCE is consultation only — not enacted as of 21 August 2026. |
| Do not | Split 10% across two faces or count handles. Implement the 2025 draft. Treat this RT as a universal packaging label. |
Full Peru report · last verified 21 August 2026
Country extractmandatoryLicensed SASO degradable-plastic logo
Saudi Arabia
| Field | Rule |
|---|---|
| Bound party | Supplier: resident manufacturer, person whose name or brand is on the product, KSA agent of a foreign manufacturer, or the importer if there is no agent. |
| In-scope packs | Disposable PE/PP products listed in Annex 1 of SASO TR M.A-156-16-03-03, within thickness limits. Wrap used as packaging of another product must itself carry the logo (Art. 5(3)(D)). |
| Mark | Licensed oxo-degradable logo owned by SASO. Unlicensed use is itself a breach. Not a recycling or sorting label. |
| Size / colour / placement | Lower part of the product. Bags: both sides, indelible, 10–15% of the total space of both sides (Arabic authentic; some commercial restatements recast this as each side — measure against the instrument). Small items: on the package after SASO approval. |
| Digital substitute | Not provided. Arabic, or Arabic and English, on the logo lock-up (Art. 7(a)). |
| Other on-pack | Art. 7(c) on each piece: manufacturer name and/or trademark; country of origin; production date as day, month and year, and barcode; purpose of use; shelf life and storage; the logo. |
| In force | Stage 1 from 14 April 2017; additional HS lines from 1 February 2019. |
| Do not | Print a lookalike without a licence. Treat bakery bags as “food industry exempt.” Place the logo only in a header lock-up. |
Full Saudi Arabia report · last verified 21 August 2026
Country extractmandatoryBCRS Schedule deposit mark + barcode
Singapore
| Field | Rule |
|---|---|
| Bound party | Producers of beverage products (RSA s. 23M) and any person who supplies or offers to supply a regulated beverage in Singapore from 1 October 2026, including retailers. |
| In-scope packs | Pre-packaged beverages in plastic or metal, alone or with each other but not with any other material, 150–3,000 ml inclusive. |
| Mark | The Schedule deposit mark in two colour schemes (S 123/2026 reg. 6), plus a barcode. This sheet does not reconstruct the Schedule drawing. |
| Size / colour / placement | Not in millimetres in the Act or S 123/2026. BCRS FAQ (scheme operator) recommends 11.7 × 11 mm, minimum 9.7 × 9 mm, near the barcode — operator spec, not the instrument. |
| Digital substitute | None. A damaged mark or unreadable barcode is a stated ground for refusing a refund. |
| Exemptions | Glass, cartons, pouches combining plastic with a third material. Special-medical, medicinal and health-product liquids; decorative/flavour liquids; extracts and soups (reg. 5). |
| In force | Labelling backstop 1 October 2026. Scheme commenced 1 April 2026. |
| Do not | Treat Mandatory Packaging Reporting as an on-pack duty. Print a European DRS logo in lieu of the Schedule mark. Use 1 April 2026 as the date after which unmarked supply is lawful. |
Full Singapore report · last verified 23 August 2026
Country extractmixedSANS 14021 claims duty; no statutory sorting pictogram
South Africa
| Field | Rule |
|---|---|
| Bound party | Producers of identified products under the EPR regulations (brand owner, converter, licensed agent or importer as the notices allocate). |
| In-scope packs | Identified paper, packaging and listed single-use products in the section 18 notices. |
| Mark | No prescribed national sorting pictogram. Environmental claims must be capable of being a SANS 14021 declaration. SA Plastics Pact OPRL is licensed/member artwork, not UK OPRL. |
| Size / colour / placement | SANS 14021 does not publish a millimetre lock-up for a South African bin mark. The Pact Visual Guide is a scheme file, not restated as statute. |
| Digital substitute | A QR does not turn a generic “recyclable” into a qualified SANS 14021 declaration. |
| Exemptions | Below-threshold producers as the regulations define. Export-only SKUs are a different legal object. |
| In force | EPR from May 2021. Pact OPRL guide from August 2026 as a member document. |
| Do not | Print UK OPRL Recycle / Do Not Recycle as South African law. Treat the Pact’s 30 per cent recyclability position as an FTC 60 per cent test. |
Full South Africa report · last verified 23 August 2026
Country extractmixedArt. 17 Mehrweg mark + deposit amount (from 1 Jan 2027)
Switzerland
| Field | Rule |
|---|---|
| Bound party | Händler and Hersteller who supply reusable packaging or deposit-bearing beverage packaging to consumers or end users (Art. 17). |
| In-scope packs | Reusable packaging for Art. 17(a). Deposit-bearing beverage packs for Art. 17(b). Not a general household sorting panel. |
| Mark | Identify the pack as reusable. State the deposit levied. No statutory pictogram file is published with the ordinance. |
| Size / colour / placement | Not specified in millimetres. Art. 17 does not supply a drawing. |
| Digital substitute | Not provided for the Mehrweg mark. Store notices under Art. 4 and 19 are at the place of handover. |
| Exemptions | Art. 17(a) does not apply to restauration. Art. 5: take-back de minimis at CHF 1 million turnover and 500 kg. |
| In force | 1 January 2027 (Art. 29), with staged later articles. VGV 2000 is repealed on that date. |
| Do not | Print Triman, a PPWR composition pictogram, or a German DPG identifier as Swiss law. Invent a Swiss one-way DRS logo because the EU has one. |
Full Switzerland report · last verified 23 August 2026
Primary sources and verification
Each extract is drawn from the corresponding country report and inherits that report’s primary-source list. If this sheet and the report diverge, the report controls. Last verified: 23 August 2026.