take-e-way Press Releases

01/08/2026

OfH required for all batteries

By 15 January 2026 at the latest, battery producers must participate in a producer responsibility organisation (PRO resp. OfH – “Organisation für Herstellerverantwortung”). The EAR Foundation (German registration board for electronic equipment and batteries) must be provided with proof of participation in an OfH for all battery categories, otherwise their registration with the EAR will be revoked. At take-e-way, you will find the right OfH for all batteries.

01/08/2026

OfH for industrial batteries

take-e-way is a producer responsibility organisation (PRO resp. OfH – “Organisation für Herstellerverantwortung”) for industrial batteries that has already been approved by the EAR Foundation and can now be commissioned by producers, sellers and importers of, for example, stationary power storage devices.

12/19/2025

Product Compliance Dates 2026

PPWR, ElektroG, EUDR, BattG, BattDG, EU BattR, GPSR, DPP and Co: Here you will find the important dates for 2026.

11/24/2025

VerpackDG – Packaging Act draft presented

In future, anyone who places packaging on the market will be required to make a financial contribution to packaging prevention. This is provided for in the draft of a new packaging law. The draft also contains higher recycling quotas. This is said to be the biggest reform of German packaging law in 35 years.

11/24/2025

ElektroG amendment coming soon!

The Bundesrat has decided not to convene the mediation committee between the Bundestag and the Bundesrat. The background to this was the handling of e-cigarettes. This means that the amendment to the ElektroG can come into force as planned at the beginning of 2026.

11/24/2025

Spain: easy packaging registration

In Spain, entities placing packaging materials on the market are required to register as producers and report the associated quantities, even if they are not based in Spain. Non-Spanish companies must also appoint an authorised representative in Spain for this purpose. Changes make the Spanish registration process easier than ever before.

11/24/2025

Most Responsible Employer 2026

take-e-way and trade-e-bility were recognised in the "Most Responsible Employer 2026" ranking by the ZEIT publishing group and kununu, officially placing them among the most responsible employers in Germany.

11/24/2025

Compliance in the Glow of the Christmas Tree

"Compliance in the Glow of the Christmas Tree – Start the New Year Fully Prepared for EPR and Compliance" is the topic of our free online Compliance Talk on Thursday, 18 December 2025, at 10 a.m. (CET) live with our expert Magdalena Barylska from take-e-way. You will have the opportunity to talk personally with other affected parties. In order to present the topics to our domestic and international customers, the webinar will be held in English. Please feel free to recommend it to your international partners.

11/03/2025

Packaging Regulation coming on schedule

The date of entry into force of the EU Packaging Regulation (PPWR) will not be postponed. The date of 12 August 2026 remains unchanged, even though trade associations are warning against the mid-year deadline. With the PPWR, packaging itself becomes a product that must meet numerous requirements.

10/08/2025

BattDG has come into force

On 7 October 2025, the German national WEEE and battery registration board (EAR Foundation) published it’s latest newsletter, in which it reports on the new legal situation of batteries now, because the necessary German Battery Implementation Act (BattDG) has come into force.

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