Glossary

Definition of Reusable Packaging (before 12 August 2026)

Any operation by which a package designed to make a minimum number of trips within its lifetime is refilled or reused for the same purpose for which it was conceived, with or without the aid of market‑available products; such packaging becomes packaging waste when it is no longer reused.

(Source: 94/62/EC); in other words, the reuse of packaging in the same form as when it was first placed on the market, for example by refilling. Some examples of reusable packaging include (beer) bottles and pallets.

Definition of Reusable packaging PPWR (effective from 12 August 2026)

For the definition of "Reusable packaging" from 12 August 2026, see the term: Reusable packaging [PPWR definition]