PU 50: Ignore Our Stupid New Law, Says the EU

The new EU packaging regulation PPWR is destroying small businesses. The EU only noticed when hundreds of them took to social media to say they suspend shipping to EU countries.

Punching Upwards, Episode 50 for 23 August 2026

Topics: Politics, Economics

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Credits

Thanks to Michael Mullan-Jensen, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Vlad A Gouf, Fadi Mansour, Bennet Piater, Eric and Sir Galteran for supporting this podcast financially and therefore making it possible for me to produce it!

Sources

* Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on Packaging and Packaging Waste — PPWR, The European Union, 19 December 2024

* Reel from Saulforged, Instagram, 8 August 2026

* Reel from Shane Holland, Instagram, 11 August 2026

* Reel from Sister of Claudia, Instagram, 7 August 2025

* Die EU hat uns gefi--t! Kein Versand außerhalb Deutschlands mehr! PPWR sei Dank!, Johnny’s World, 13 August 2026