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Are HDPE and LDPE different plastics, do they need to be labeled differently?

HDPE (High Intensity Polyethylene) and LDPE (Low Intensity Polyethylene) both belong to the polyethylene family, but have different codings. HDPE is indicated with the coding “HDPE 2” while LDPE is ...
Last modified on 19/11/2021

How to code according to Decision 129/97 / EC, composite packaging, consisting of several plastic polymers and aluminum, where the percentage of aluminum is <5%?

In this case, since the secondary material (aluminum) is <5% of the total weight of the packaging, this can be considered as a monomaterial plastic packaging which, in this case, ...
Last modified on 19/11/2021

Do the plastic corners, which are always inside additional packaging, have to bear the label directly on the corner?

Pursuant to the legislative decree of 3 September 2020, all packaging (primary, secondary and tertiary) released for consumption in Italy is subject to the obligation of labeling. If the packaging ...
Last modified on 19/11/2021

What is the identification code according to Decision 129/97 / EC for a composite packaging, consisting of 70% plastic “7” and 30% paper?

A pack made in this way is a packaging consisting mainly of plastic with paper. In the event that the packaging consists of a single polymer, to identify the composition ...
Last modified on 19/11/2021

For cardboard packaging with PP window, is the PAP21 coding correct and indicate the delivery to the paper collection?

Packaging systems that include a main body and other accessory components that cannot be manually separated (such as in this case the window), must necessarily bear the identification code of ...
Last modified on 19/11/2021

Can PE-LD coding be used instead of LDPE for material identification under Decision 129/97 / EC?

The standard provides that the identification of packaging materials must comply with Decision 129/97 / EC, where the code identified for low density polyethylene is LDPE. ...
Last modified on 27/05/2021

What is the coding of EPS packaging? Where should they be conferred?

EPS packaging, or expanded polystyrene (polystyrene), is identified with the PS 6 code according to Decision 129/97 / EC, and must be disposed of in the plastic collection. ...
Last modified on 24/11/2021

In the case of cheeses with a wax coating and tied with a polypropylene rope, what must be included in the environmental label?

The wax coatings of cheeses are not packaging, therefore they are not subject to the obligation of labeling. The polypropylene rope, on the other hand, is a packaging therefore it ...
Last modified on 19/11/2021

How to behave in the case of packaging consisting of 50% paper and 50% plastic?

With the same composition material of a packaging, the principle that is applied is to verify case by case, for which of the two packaging materials the CONAI Environmental Contribution ...
Last modified on 19/11/2021

Where should a mainly plastic composite packaging be delivered?

All plastic packaging can be disposed of in separate collection, whether single-material, composite, multi-component, recyclable or not in the state of current technologies, without prejudice to the good rules for ...
Last modified on 19/11/2021