Guides & Reports

Here you will find all relevant guides and reports relating to Packaging Prevention and Optimisation. These should help Members when making strategic Packaging decisions.

For the full report please click on the relevant topic below:

• Concise guide to Compostable Products and Packaging - For use by local authorities and any other party who intends to utilise these beneficial materials.
• Partnership and Packaging: Working together to optimise environmental performance - PRAG guide to ensure that councils, manufacturers and retailers communicate consistent messages about packaging and recycling, Apr. 2010.
• Packaging Optimisation Toolkit – A Packaging guide for small business, Oct. 2009.
• Perchard’s report on packaging supply chain – Report on Packaging Supply Chain (Packaging Prevention), Feb. 2008.
• Perchard’s report on deposits – A deposit and refund system in Ireland, Sep. 2008.
• Peter Bacon Report on waste markets - Examination of impact of recent price collapse in markets for recyclate materials and required intervention, Nov. 2008. 
• Taylor, Nelson, Sofres report on recovery systems – Cost-efficiency of packaging recovery systems - The case of France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, Feb. 2000.
• Euro Commerce report on plastic bags - Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) on Plastic Bags
• Eunomia International Review of Waste Management Policy – A comprehensive study on the waste sector.
  

Please click here for information relating to Legislation and Standards.