PPWR Digital Labelling QR Code

PPWR (EU) 2025/40 requires a QR code or standardized digital data carrier on packaging with sorting and material information from August 2026, and a full Digital Product Passport alongside it from August 2028 — the same GS1 Digital Link identifier and signed-record model this protocol already issues.

Why AuthiChain

• The QR/digital carrier supplements the printed label under PPWR — it is not allowed to replace it, and the record behind it can be the same signed, anchored format used for product authentication
• General PPWR provisions bind from 12 August 2026; the combined packaging DPP plus standardized QR labelling requirement follows on 12 August 2028
• One GS1 Digital Link identifier per packaging SKU works for both the near-term sorting-data QR and the later DPP resolution — no second code to add in 2028

How it works

Issue a unique identifier per unit, anchor its record on-chain for tamper-evidence, and let anyone verify it with a single scan. Plans start at $49/mo.

FAQ

Does the QR code replace the printed recycling label?

No — PPWR requires the digital carrier to supplement the mandatory printed label, not substitute for it.

What is the deadline?

Most PPWR provisions, including the digital labelling requirement, become binding on 12 August 2026; the packaging Digital Product Passport requirement follows on 12 August 2028.