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Environmental legislation, written for the people who apply it

What has changed, who it concerns and what you need to do. We write when a legislative change appears or when we have something important to say, not to a calendar. No official-gazette language.

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EUDR from 30 December 2026: coffee, cocoa, timber, rubber - new obligations for importers and traders

The EU Deforestation Regulation becomes applicable to large and medium-sized companies, with no further postponement. Who is covered beyond the timber sector, what you must be able to prove and where to start.

16 September 2026 · 5 min read · Marius Cristian Brînzea
PPWRPPWR in force for 15 days: the 3 questions we get every day

What is mandatory NOW (Art. 5), what only comes in 2030, and why "my packaging is recyclable" is not the same as "I am compliant".

27 August 2026 · 5 min
PPWRThe Declaration of Conformity: what you publish and what you keep internal

Annex VIII asks for the identification and description of the packaging - not its recipe. How to choose correctly what goes on the commercial document.

26 August 2026 · 6 min
DRSDRS after two and a half years: what has changed for producers

Administration vs. handling fees, monthly reporting on the RetuRO portal and the mistakes that cost 20,000-40,000 lei (RON).

25 August 2026 · 5 min
AFM & Environmental FundThe AFM declaration without fines: the monthly guide, in 10 minutes

Who declares, what is declared by material category, and why reconciliation with your actual packaging portfolio is where the money is lost.

24 August 2026 · 7 min
WasteThe waste audit: the obligation that can bring you money back

The 5 stages required by law - and how the same audit finds disposal costs that can become recovery revenue.

21 August 2026 · 6 min
Sustainability & CSRDCSRD after Omnibus: who still reports and from when

The new thresholds (1,000 employees, EUR 450 million), the second wave moved to 2028, and what VSME means for everyone else.

20 August 2026 · 6 min
PPWRHow recyclable is your packaging? How to assess it correctly today

The DfR criteria only come with the delegated acts - but a qualitative assessment can be done now, with EN 13430 as the reference.

19 August 2026 · 8 min
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