Compliance data supports packaging requirements under the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), ESPR, the Digital Product Passport (DPP), and the Green Claims Directive.
These fields do not influence your footprint calculation but are shown in Pickler’s Digital Product Passport and are required for regulatory reporting and customer transparency.
How compliance data works
Compliance data shown in Pickler’s Digital Product Passport follows a simple three-step structure:
1. Confirm the claim applies
Switch on the claim only if it applies to your product (e.g., recycled content, biobased content, certified wood, hazardous substances). If it doesn’t apply or you don’t have the data, leave it disabled.
2. Specify the details
When a claim is enabled, enter the exact value or description — such as % recycled content, % biobased content, recyclability grade, or compostability type.
3. Select your proof
Choose the type of evidence you have (e.g., certification, supplier declaration, test report). You don’t upload documents into Pickler, but by selecting a proof type you confirm the documentation exists and can be provided if requested.
Only enter compliance data when you have verified evidence.
1. Content & Substances
This section covers the material-composition information required under PPWR Articles 10–13 and the ESPR/DPP Annex on Product Identification & Material Composition.
It includes the disclosures you must provide for compliance — such as recycled content, hazardous substances, and composition transparency — because these are mandatory in the Digital Product Passport.
Some fields in this section are voluntary claims, such as plastic-free, biobased content, and % certified wood. These are not required by PPWR, but must be substantiated when used, because PPWR and ESPR prohibit unverified environmental claims. Recording this information here ensures that any voluntary claim you make can be backed up with traceable evidence and included correctly in the DPP.
Data fields
Plastic-free
Enable if product is plastic-free
Proof type — select the evidence
Contains biobased content
Enable if the product includes biobased materials.
Biobased content (%) — enter the verified percentage.
Proof type — select the evidence (supplier declaration, certification, test report).
Contains recycled content
Enable if the packaging contains post-consumer or post-industrial recycled material.
Recycled content (%) — enter the certified percentage.
Proof type — choose the certification or verification method (e.g., GRS, RCS).
Contains certified wood
Enable if part of the packaging is certified under a recognised scheme.
Certified wood (%) — enter the certified share.
Certification scheme — select FSC, PEFC, or equivalent.
Hazardous substances present
Enable only when verified supplier information confirms substances of concern.
Examples: PFAS, SVHCs, heavy metals, endocrine disruptors.
Declaration of Conformity (DoC)
Indicate whether the packaging has a valid DoC.
Optionally reference the document or date.
2. Circularity & End of Life
This section captures the circularity performance indicators required under PPWR Articles 6–8, 12–14 and the ESPR/DPP Annex on Circularity & End-of-Life Information.
These include mandatory disclosures such as recyclability performance, reusability criteria, disposal instructions, compostability certification, and design-for-minimisation evidence — all of which must appear in the Digital Product Passport.
This section also allows for voluntary claims, such as home compostability or high recyclability grades, provided you have recognised proof. While not always required by regulation, these claims must still be evidence-based under PPWR and ESPR, and the DPP requires documentation for any claimed performance attribute.
Official legislation:
ESPR (incl. DPP framework): https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1781/oj
Data fields
Reusable
Applies when packaging is intended for multiple reuse cycles under PPWR.
Designed reuse cycles — enter intended number of cycles.
Reuse system description — describe the model (return system, wash-refill, deposit loop, closed-loop B2B).
Disposal instructions provided
Enable if you provide consumer sorting or disposal guidance.
Enter the instruction text (e.g., “Recycle with cardboard”).
Product recyclability
Must follow PPWR design-for-recycling criteria.
Recyclability grade (A–F) — select grade.
Made from monomaterial — enable if a single material stream.
Recyclability assessment method — select method (RecyClass, CEFLEX).
Compostability
Only enable with real certification.
Compostability category — industrial or home compostable.
Compostability certificate / standard — e.g., EN 13432, EN 14995, OK Compost.
Proof type — select the evidence.
Minimisation (Design for reduction)
Enable when packaging has been intentionally reduced in weight/volume.
Add a short explanation (e.g., reduced grammage by 8%).