Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) calls for system optimization, harmonized rules, and transparency in the EU’s packaging EPR. The environmental network’s latest study also points to the need for a central registry of producers and a European EPR oversight body to tackle key issues. The study, “Designing EPR to Foster the EU’s Competitiveness and Strategic Autonomy,” examines the regulation’s 30-year history and proposes a framework to boost circularity.