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3. From material origin to packaging end-of-life
Three priority actions generally emerge from Life Cycle Assessment studies carried out as part of packaging eco-design projects:
choice of packaging materials;
the quantity of material used ;
recovery of packaging at end-of-life.
Through concrete examples, this chapter aims to provide input for phase 2 of the ecodesign project described in standard NF X 30-264. It is not exhaustive.
3.1 Virgin, recycled, biobased
Five million tonnes of household packaging and 8 million tonnes of non-household packaging are marketed each year in France. 77.5 million tonnes at European level according to Eurostat (figure...
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Bibliography
Standards and norms
- Packaging – Requirements for the use of European standards in the field of packaging and packaging waste - NF EN 13427 - 2004
- Packaging – Specific manufacturing and composition requirements – Prevention through source reduction - NF EN 13428 - 2004
- Packaging – Reuse - NF EN 13429 - 2004
- Packaging – Requirements for packaging that can be recycled - NF EN 13430 - 2004
- Packaging – Requirements...
Regulations
Directive no. 94/62/EC of December 20, 1992 on packaging and packaging waste (consolidated version as of June 14, 2018)
Directive 2008/98/EC of November 22, 2008 on waste (consolidated version as of May 30, 2018)
Directive 2019/904 of June 5, 2019 on the reduction of the environmental impact of certain plastic products
Law 2020-105 of February 10, 2020...
Directory
Organizations – Federations – Associations (non-exhaustive list)
ADELPHE – Eco-organization in charge of household packaging waste
ADEME – French Environment and Energy Management Agency
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