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Can a small packaging made entirely of wood be placed in the organic (e.g. ice cream sticks, skewers)?

Packaging consisting of wood only can be collected with organic waste. In the case of bulky wooden packaging that cannot be disposed of in the separate collection for organic waste, ...
Last modified on 24/11/2021

What is meant by “tin” in Annex VII of Decision 129/97 / EC?

In the annexes of Decision 129/97 / EC the identification codes of the packaging materials (steel, aluminum, paper, wood, plastic, glass, compounds and textiles) are specified, and in particular in ...
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How to label packaging made from linear low density polyethylene?

Linear low density polyethylene packaging is identified with the same coding as low density polyethylene, i.e. LDPE 4 according to Decision 129/97 / EC. ...
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How to label a packaging consisting of oriented polypropylene?

Oriented polypropylene packaging is identified with the same coding as polypropylene, i.e. PP 5 according to Decision 129/97 / EC. ...
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How are textile fibers identified?

> If the textile fiber consists of a polymer that is also used for other purposes besides the production of fibers, such as polyester or polypropylene, please refer to Annex ...
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How to identify packaging made of plastic, paper and steel?

A package made up in this way is a compound package. To identify the material, the C / prevailing material + number associated with the plastic, paper and steel coupling ...
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What is the significance of the Mobius cycle?

The symbol, without a percentage share, indicates the recyclability of the packaging, while with the percentage share it gives information on the quantity of recycled material contained in the packaging ...
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Is it possible to put the identification codes of the materials in the Mobius cycle?

The Mobius cycle, as explained, makes it possible to communicate an environmental characteristic of the packaging: namely its recyclability, which consists in the possibility of reusing the material obtained downstream ...
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In the case of multi-component packaging, is it possible to “group” the information relating to several components with the same identification code?

Those who deal with the graphics and shape of the environmental labeling have freedom of choice on the graphic style, shape and colors of the environmental labeling. The norm does ...
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