CEN Standard on material recycling (EN 13430:2004)
This standard contains a formalised procedure by which design, production and use of packaging can be checked against the requirements of various material recycling systems. For material recyclability of packaging/packaged products on the market to be claimed, the supplier must:
- Ensure that the packaging design takes account of the recyclability of the materials from which it is produced
- Control selection of raw materials used in production packing/filling operations and where practicable collection/sorting operations to ensure that they do not adversely affect recycling processes
- Ensure that the design of packaging makes use of materials or combinations of materials that are compatible with known and relevant recycling technologies (innovative packaging can be classified as recyclable provided the supplier is satisfied that recycling infrastructure really is being developed)
- Establish a system to ensure that new developments in relevant recycling technologies are monitored and recorded and that such records are made available to the design function
- Take account of the potential change in releases to the environment that will result from introducing the used packaging to the recycling process
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