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Where can an adhesive plastic label that can be manually separated from the main body be disposed of?

An adhesive plastic label that can be manually separated from the main body can be collected in the separate collection of plastic packaging. All packaging can be disposed of in ...
Last modified on 19/11/2021

How to label a multilayer packaging consisting of LDPE and HDPE?

Multilayer packaging structurally composed of two or more polymers are identified with the code “7” since Decision 129/97/EC also in this case does not provide for specific codes for these ...
Last modified on 19/11/2021

Must environmental labels follow colour codes?

Regarding design and colour, there are no mandatory provisions to be followed. For coloured environmental labels, in order to provide citizens with consistent, standardised indications, CONAI suggests basing the colours ...
Last modified on 19/11/2021

Is the producer bound by a specific graphic design for its environmental labels?

The graphic designer is free to choose the style, shape and colours of the environmental label: the regulations don’t specify these aspects, but they do recommend that packaging be appropriately ...
Last modified on 21/11/2021

How can multi-layer packaging consisting of different polymers be identified?

Packaging consisting structurally of two or more polymers are identified by the code “7” since, also in this case, Decision 129/97/EC does not include specific codes for these materials. Anyone ...
Last modified on 21/11/2021

How can the polymer be identified if no specific coding is provided for in Decision 129/97/EC?

Polymers other than those mentioned in Decision 129/97/EC have all been identified with the code “7”. In order to provide more accurate information on the composition of plastic packaging, and ...
Last modified on 21/11/2021

Can the symbol represented by three arrows in the shape of a triangle, containing an alphanumeric code as per Decision 97/129/EC, or another such symbol be used as to identify the packaging material?

Over the years, the identification of packaging material – not a legal requirement before 26 September 2020 – has been widely adopted by companies, in the different manners laid down ...
Last modified on 15/09/2022