FprEN 18120-7
(Main)Packaging - Design for recycling of plastic packaging - Part 7: Guideline for PE and PP flexible packaging
Packaging - Design for recycling of plastic packaging - Part 7: Guideline for PE and PP flexible packaging
This document covers the design of any flexible packaging with the main body of the packaging unit predominantly made of PE or PP and the design of separate components predominantly made of flexible PE or flexible PP, with respect to compatibility of the design with state-of-the-art collection, sorting and recycling processes and useability of the recyclates in an application.
Packaging constituents and packaging components made of other materials than PE and PP are also covered by this document as they need to be evaluated on compatibility with PE or PP polymer recycling.
Verpackung - Recyclingorientierte Gestaltung von Kunststoffverpackungsprodukten - Teil 7: Leitfaden und Protokolle für flexible Verpackungen aus PE und PP
Dieses Dokument gilt für die Gestaltung von allen flexiblen Verpackungen, deren Hauptteil überwiegend aus PE oder PP besteht, sowie für die Gestaltung separater Bestandteile, die überwiegend aus flexiblem PE oder flexiblem PP bestehen, im Hinblick auf die Kompatibilität der Gestaltung mit den Sammel-, Sortier- und Recyclingverfahren nach dem aktuellen Stand der Technik und die Verwendbarkeit der Rezyklate in einer Anwendung.
Verpackungselemente und Verpackungsbestandteile aus anderen Materialien als PE und PP werden ebenfalls durch dieses Dokument behandelt, da sie hinsichtlich ihrer Kompatibilität mit dem PE oder PP Polymer-Recycling bewertet werden müssen.
Emballages - Conception des emballages plastiques en vue de leur recyclage - Partie 7 : Lignes directrices pour les emballages souples en PE et PP
Le présent document traite de la conception d’emballages souples en PE et PP, et plus particulièrement de la compatibilité de la conception avec les processus de collecte, de tri et de recyclage.
Les constituants et composants d’emballages fabriqués à partir de matériaux autres que le PE et le PP sont également couverts par le présent document, car il est nécessaire d’évaluer leur compatibilité avec le recyclage des polymères.
Embalaža - Načrtovanje, ki omogoča recikliranje plastične embalaže - 7. del: Smernica za prožno plastično embalažo iz polietilena (PE) in polipropilena (PP)
General Information
Overview
FprEN 18120-7 is part of the EN 18120 series of standards on design for recycling of plastic packaging. Published by CEN as prEN 18120-7, this guideline focuses on flexible packaging whose main body is predominantly polyethylene (PE) or polypropylene (PP). It assesses compatibility of design choices with state-of-the-art collection, sorting and mechanical recycling processes and the usability of resulting recyclates.
The standard supports consistent, practical design guidance using a traffic-light approach (green/yellow/red) to indicate levels of compatibility with polymer recycling. It also clarifies how integrated and separate components should be evaluated and provides format-specific guidance for natural-colour and coloured flexible packaging.
Key Topics
- Scope and purpose: Guidance for PE and PP flexible packaging design to maximise recyclability while recognising differences between PE and PP recycling routes.
- Compatibility criteria: Design guidance tables consider sortability, residual product effects, and recyclate end‑uses. Where sortability testing is needed, prEN 18120-3 applies.
- Material definitions: PE and PP homopolymers and copolymers are addressed, with limits for polar comonomer content: polar comonomers in PE are considered compatible when below 5% of total package mass. If comonomer content reaches or exceeds 50 wt% the material is treated as the other comonomer type.
- Functional constituents: The document covers barrier layers, tie layers, metallisation, aluminium foil and other constituents and specifies when these are fully compatible, of limited compatibility, or not compatible with recycling.
- Colour and printing: Separate guidance applies to natural (uncoloured/unprinted) and coloured flexible packaging; white packaging requires special attention to lightness and stream allocation.
- Primary and secondary outlets: Mechanical recycling into films is treated as the primary outlet, with injection-moulded parts as a secondary outlet.
Applications
This guideline is practical for:
- Packaging designers and converters seeking to improve design for recycling of PE/PP films, pouches, shrink wrap and other flexible formats.
- Sustainability and compliance teams aligning product specifications with European recyclability expectations.
- Waste management, sorting and recycling operators who need clarity on design attributes that affect sortability and recyclate quality.
- Brand owners aiming to reduce contamination risks (residual content, incompatible layers) and increase the value of recycled PE/PP.
Benefits include improved collection and sorting performance, higher-quality recyclates for film and injection applications, and clearer decision-making for material selection.
Related Standards
- prEN 18120-1: Definitions and principles for design-for-recycling of plastic packaging.
- prEN 18120-3: Sortability evaluation process for plastic packaging.
- Other parts of EN 18120 cover PET, PS, EPS and rigid PE/PP guidance and recyclability protocols.
For practical implementation, consult the guidance tables and Annex A in prEN 18120-7 and follow the sortability test provisions in prEN 18120-3.
Frequently Asked Questions
FprEN 18120-7 is a draft published by the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). Its full title is "Packaging - Design for recycling of plastic packaging - Part 7: Guideline for PE and PP flexible packaging". This standard covers: This document covers the design of any flexible packaging with the main body of the packaging unit predominantly made of PE or PP and the design of separate components predominantly made of flexible PE or flexible PP, with respect to compatibility of the design with state-of-the-art collection, sorting and recycling processes and useability of the recyclates in an application. Packaging constituents and packaging components made of other materials than PE and PP are also covered by this document as they need to be evaluated on compatibility with PE or PP polymer recycling.
This document covers the design of any flexible packaging with the main body of the packaging unit predominantly made of PE or PP and the design of separate components predominantly made of flexible PE or flexible PP, with respect to compatibility of the design with state-of-the-art collection, sorting and recycling processes and useability of the recyclates in an application. Packaging constituents and packaging components made of other materials than PE and PP are also covered by this document as they need to be evaluated on compatibility with PE or PP polymer recycling.
FprEN 18120-7 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 13.030.50 - Recycling; 55.020 - Packaging and distribution of goods in general; 83.080.20 - Thermoplastic materials. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
FprEN 18120-7 is associated with the following European legislation: Standardization Mandates: M/584. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
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01-oktober-2024
Embalaža - Načrtovanje, ki omogoča recikliranje plastične embalaže - 7. del:
Smernica za prožno plastično embalažo iz polietilena (PE) in polipropilena (PP)
Packaging - Design for recycling of plastic packaging - Part 7: Guideline for PE and PP
flexible packaging
Verpackung - Recyclingorientierte Gestaltung von Kunststoffverpackungsprodukten - Teil
7: Leitfaden und Protokolle für flexible Verpackungen aus PE und PP
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 18120-7
ICS:
13.030.50 Recikliranje Recycling
55.020 Pakiranje in distribucija blaga Packaging and distribution of
na splošno goods in general
83.080.20 Plastomeri Thermoplastic materials
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2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 18120-7
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
September 2024
ICS 55.020; 13.030.50; 83.080.20
English Version
Packaging - Design for recycling of plastic packaging - Part
7: Guideline for PE and PP flexible packaging
Verpackung - Recyclingorientierte Gestaltung von
Kunststoffverpackungsprodukten - Teil 7: Leitfaden
und Protokolle für flexible Verpackungen aus PE und
PP
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Compatibility of PE and PP-based flexible packaging designs with recycling . 6
4.1 General characteristics . 6
4.2 Sortability and residual content after emptying . 7
4.3 Copolymers of PE and PP . 7
4.4 Packaging format specific design guidance . 7
4.4.1 General . 7
4.4.2 White packaging . 8
Annex A (informative) PE and PP flexible packaging functionalities . 16
Bibliography. 17
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European foreword
This document (prEN 18120-7:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 261
“Packaging”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CEN by the European
Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these requests for its
Member States.
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Introduction
EN 18120 consisting of 15 parts aims via a series of guidelines and protocols to establish consistency and
improvement for the Design for recycling of household, industrial and commercial plastic packaging
products.
— Part 1: Definitions and principles for design-for-recycling of plastic packaging
— Part 3: Sortability evaluation process for plastic packaging
— Part 4: Guideline for PET bottles
— Part 5: Guideline for PET other rigid packaging
— Part 6: Guideline for PE and PP rigid packaging
— Part 7: Guideline and protocols for PE and PP flexible packaging
— Part 8: Guideline for PS and XPS packaging
— Part 9: Guideline for EPS packaging
— Part 10: Recyclability evaluation process for plastic packaging — Protocols for PET bottles
— Part 11: Recyclability evaluation process for plastic packaging — Protocols for PET other rigid
packaging
— Part 12: Recyclability evaluation process for plastic packaging — Protocols for PE and PP rigid
packaging
— Part 13: Recyclability evaluation process for plastic packaging — Protocols for PE and PP flexible
packaging
— Part 14: Recyclability evaluation process for plastic packaging — Protocols for PS and XPS packaging
— Part 15: Recyclability evaluation process for plastic packaging — Protocols for EPS packaging
Design for recycling guidelines are a common way of describing compatibility with plastic packaging
collection, sorting and recycling into high quality recycled plastic into state-of-the-art facilities. They
provide guidance on the level compatibility, defined as:
— green: Packaging constituents with full compatibility with recycling;
— yellow: Packaging constituents with limited compatibility with recycling;
— red: Packaging constituents which are not compatible with recycling.
Recyclability guidelines will require regular review and improvement to reflect innovations in design,
collection, sorting and recycling.
The Design for recycling guidelines provided in this series of standards are representative of the state of
the art in Europe and cover all steps from design for recycling, packaging waste collection, sorting,
recycling into recycled plastic and to use in a new application.
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Packaging recyclability is the combination of five parameters: packaging designed for recycling,
packaging waste collection, sorting when necessary, recycling and use of recycled plastic in a new
application. This series of standards covers one parameter: the design for recycling.
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1 Scope
This document covers the design of PE and PP flexible packaging with respect to compatibility of the
design with the collecting, sorting, and recycling processes.
Packaging constituents and packaging components made of other materials than PE and PP are also
covered by this document as they need to be evaluated on compatibility with polymer recycling.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way their content constitutes requirements
of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest
edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
prEN 18120-1, Packaging — Design for recycling of plastic packaging — Part 1: Definitions and principles
for design-for-recycling of plastic packaging
prEN 18120-3, Packaging — Design for recycling of plastic packaging — Part 3: Sortability evaluation
process for plastic packaging
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in prEN 18120-1 apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp/
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
4 Compatibility of PE and PP-based flexible packaging designs with recycling
4.1 General characteristics
To determine the recyclability of the design of a PE or PP flexible packaging, the following guidance tables
shall be consulted in conjunction with the definitions provided in prEN 18120-1, Packaging — Design for
recycling of plastic packaging — Part 1: Definitions and principles for design-for-recycling of plastic
packaging. The tables provide combined design guidance for all considered recycling processes.
The design guidance provided in this document covers a) main packaging components which constitute
PE or PP-based flexible packaging, with all their integrated components and all constituents, including
those which are removed during the recycling process and b) separate components (of other types of
packaging) which constitute PE or PP flexible materials, with all their constituents, including those which
are removed during the recycling process.
It does not cover separate components of flexible packaging (which are already separated before the
sorting process) as per the definition of prEN 18120-1 and as determined according to prEN 18120-3,
unless these again constitute flexible packaging.
Separate components are to be evaluated separately, as described in prEN 18120-1. As such, a separate
component can be fully compatible with recycling even when an integrated component or a constituent
of the same specification would only have limited or no compatibility with recycling according to the
guidance in this document. Equally, separate components can be not compatible with recycling even
when an integrated component would be compatible.
This standard considers mechanical recycling of PE and PP flexible packaging into films as the primary outlet and
mechanical recycling into injection moulded parts as the secondary outlet.
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4.2 Sortability and residual content after emptying
The design guidance provided by this document considers effects on the sortability of packaging. It does
however not provide details on established sorting processes or a method for determining sortability.
Where sortability testing is advised in the guidance of this document, the provisions of prEN 18120-3
shall apply. This includes the consideration of the effects of residual product content after emptying on
the sortability.
4.3 Copolymers of PE and PP
PE used in the production of flexible packaging materials can include additional constituents and/or
components such as ethylene copolymers. Such copolymers include for example ethylene butyl acrylate
(EBA), ethylene acrylic acid (EAA) and its zinc, sodium and potassium ionomers for packaging
applications, ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), ethylene methyl acrylate (EMA), ethylene ethyl acrylate (EEA),
ethylene methacrylic acid (EMAA) and its zinc, sodium and potassium ionomers for packaging
applications and polyethylene-grafted maleic anhydride (PE-g-MAH) and cycloolefin copolymers as well
as ethylene-based elastomers. Ethylene copolymers of the polar comonomers listed above are considered
fully recycling compatible constituents and/or components of PE as long as their polar monomer content
is less than 5 % of the total packaging mass. No upper limit is considered for non-polar comonomers like
alpha olefins and norbornene. However, if the comonomer content is equal or greater than 50 wt%, the
copolymer is no longer considered a PE copolymer but a copolymer of the other comonomer. For such
cases, the classification of PE copolymers in the design guidance tables shall not apply and the material
shall be considered separately.
PP used in the production of flexible packaging materials can include additional constituents and/or
components such as polypropylene copolymers. Copolymers may comprise ethylene, higher alpha-
olefins, cycloolefins, and dienes as comonomers. Furthermore, PP polymers can be grafted with MAH. If
the comonomer content is equal or greater than 50 wt%, the copolymer is no longer considered a PP
copolymer but a copolymer of the other comonomer. For such cases, the classification of PP copolymers
in the design guidance tables shall not apply and the material shall be considered separately.
4.4 Packaging format specific design guidance
4.4.1 General
The tables in this subclause provide differentiated design guidance for PE and PP flexible packaging,
acknowledging differences between both the properties of these plastics as well as parameters of their
recycling processes and different possible end uses for the recycled plastic.
When both PE and PP are present in a packaging design, the choice of design guidance table shall be based
on the dominant material, by weight, in the main component of the packaging at the stage of disposal.
Further differentiation is provided between natural colour packaging, and coloured packaging. The first
category comprises mainly commercial and industrial packaging such as collation wrap and shrink films,
pallet covers, and similar packaging materials whereas the second category includes mainly (primary)
food and consumer goods packaging. This differentiation is made as the sorting of plastic waste by colour
and subsequent separate recycling of natural colour and coloured packaging waste is common in Europe.
Annex A provides a further explanation why colouration and printing is a requirement for many types of
household flexible packaging applications.
For natural colour PE based flexible packaging (i.e. no colour in the plastic and mostly unprinted), the
guidance in Table 1 applies. For PE based flexible packaging coloured (through colour in the plastic
material or by direct printing or through other constituents giving a colour, such as metallisation or
aluminium foil), the guidance in Table 2 applies.
For example, if EVA with 18 wt% vinyl acetate comonomer content is used at a 10 wt% level in a package then the polar comonomer content
in that package is 1,8 wt% and the 5 wt% limit is fulfilled.
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For natural colour PP based flexible packaging (i.e. no colour in the plastic and mostly unprinted), the
guidance in Table 3 applies. For coloured PP based flexible packaging (through colour in the plastic
material or by direct printing or through other constituents giving a colour, such as metallisation or
aluminium foil), the guidance in Table 4 applies.
4.4.2 White packaging
No specific guidance tables are provided in this document for the special case of white (rather than
natural colour or coloured) packaging designs, made from PE or PP as different scenarios exist for the
recycling of such packaging, either with the coloured stream or in a separate white stream. When
designing such packaging, attention should be paid to a high degree of lightness of the colour. Regarding
other constituents, the tables in this document can be consulted for orientation.
Table 1 — Guideline table for natural colour PE flexible packaging
GREEN CATEGORY YELLOW CATEGORY RED CATEGORY
Full compatibility Limited compatibility No compatibility
Materials PE (HDPE, LDPE, LLDPE); ≤ 15 wt% Propylene PET;
nonpolar ethylene ethylene elastomers (non-
PVC;
copolymers and grafted);
PS;
homopolymers; polar
≤ 5 wt% PP homopolymer;
Paper
ethylene copolymers with a
≤ 5 wt% PP copolymers
comonomer content
other than PE-PP;
representing not more than
EMAA and EAA ionomers
5 wt% of comonomer in the
3 representing up to 6 wt% of
structure ;
comonomer in the
≤ 10 wt% Propylene
structure;
ethylene elastomers (non-
(5 to 12) wt% EMA, EEA
grafted);
and EBA;
≤ 7 5 wt% PB-1;
LLDPE crosslinked by
≤ 10 wt% PE-PP random
electron beam radiation of
copolymers, if used in
up to 50 kGray dose at
structures with at least
490 kV of energy
15 wt% of LLDPE;
≤ 12 wt% EVA
Barrier layers, AlOx ; ≤ 10 wt% EVOH with tie Aluminium foil;
barrier coatings layer(s) representing at
;
SiOx PVDC;
least the same weight as
≤ 5 wt% EVOH with tie PVC;
EVOH ;
layer(s) representing at
Metallisation
≤ 15 wt% EVOH with tie
least the same weight as
layer(s) representing at
EVOH ;
least the same weight as
≤ 10 wt% EVOH with tie
EVOH and a compatibilizer
layer(s) representing at
representing at least 20 %
least the same weight as
of the weight of EVOH
EVOH and a compatibilizer
representing at least 20 %
of the weight of EVOH
Including EVA, EMA, EEA and EBA as well as MAH.
Applies to all integrated components of the packaging.
Statement only on AlOx and SiOx itself. Primers and coatings applied together with AlOx or SiOx need to be evaluated separately.
For this specification, ‘tie layer’ shall mean a MAH-containing resin with below 0,4 wt% of maleic anhydride and ‘compatibilizer’ shall mean a
MAH-containing resin with above 0,9 wt% of maleic anhydride.
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GREEN CATEGORY YELLOW CATEGORY RED CATEGORY
Full compatibility Limited compatibility No compatibility
Pigments (in main No pigments Transparent light colours;
component)
Translucent colours
8 8 8
Additives (in main Amounts of additives that Amounts of additives that Amounts of additives that
raise the density of the raise the density of the
component) do not raise the density of
the main component to packaging to a value of packaging to above
3 3 3
0,99 g/cm or beyond; (0,99 to 1,00) g/cm 1,00 g/cm ;
functional additives that do Additives added with the
not affect the recycling of intention to promote
the material (subject to degradation (e.g. oxidation) of
verification) the polymers
Print (on main None; Inks and coatings not
component) compliant with EuPIA
Laser print;
Exclusion Policy for Printing
Insignificant amounts of
Inks and Related Products
print
Laminating Aliphatic polyurethane Aliphatic polyurethane
adhesives adhesives < 1,5 wt% adhesives (1,5 to 2,5) wt%
Coatings, ink PU binders; PVC based binders;
binders
PVB binders Nitrocellulose binders
12 12
Labels – material Natural colour/white PE ; PP ; Paper labels with not water-
releasable adhesive;
PP paper labels without fibre
loss, with a d
...
Die Norm FprEN 18120-7 behandelt umfassend das Design von flexiblen Verpackungen, die hauptsächlich aus Polyethylen (PE) oder Polypropylen (PP) bestehen. Der Anwendungsbereich der Norm ist besonders relevant, da er sich nicht nur auf die Hauptmaterialien PE und PP konzentriert, sondern auch separate Komponenten abdeckt, die überwiegend aus flexiblem PE oder PP gefertigt sind. Dies ist von großer Bedeutung für die Optimierung von Designs, die mit modernen Sammlung-, Sortier- und Recyclingprozessen kompatibel sind. Ein hervorstechendes Merkmal der Norm ist ihre klare Guideline zur Gestaltung von Verpackungen, die auf eine maximale Recyclingfähigkeit abzielt. Dies fördert nicht nur umweltfreundliche Herstellungspraktiken, sondern unterstützt auch die Industrie in ihrem Bestreben, Ressourcen effizient zu nutzen. Die Berücksichtigung von Recyclingkompatibilität ist ein wesentlicher Schritt zur Reduzierung von Abfällen und zur Förderung einer Kreislaufwirtschaft. Ein weiterer bedeutender Vorteil der Norm FprEN 18120-7 ist die Erfassung von Verpackungsteilen und -bestandteilen aus anderen Materialien, die ebenfalls auf ihre Eignung zur PE- oder PP-Recycling geprüft werden müssen. Diese umfassende Sichtweise stärkt die Relevanz der Norm, da sie eine ganzheitliche Herangehensweise an die Problematik der Verpackungsrecyclingfreundlichkeit fördert. Insgesamt bietet die Norm FprEN 18120-7 eine wertvolle Orientierung für Unternehmen, die flexible Verpackungen designen und herstellen. Durch die intensive Auseinandersetzung mit der Recyclingfähigkeit von Materialien und der Praktikabilität von Recyclaten für nachfolgende Anwendungen leistet die Norm einen ganz erheblichen Beitrag zur nachhaltigen Entwicklung in der Verpackungsindustrie.
FprEN 18120-7 표준 문서는 플라스틱 포장의 디자인에 대한 중요한 가이드라인을 제공합니다. 이 문서는 PE(폴리에틸렌) 및 PP(폴리프로필렌)로 주로 구성된 유연한 포장에 대한 디자인을 포괄하며, 최첨단의 수거, 분류 및 재활용 공정과의 호환성을 고려한 설계를 강조합니다. 이 표준의 강점은 유연한 PE 및 PP 포장의 설계뿐만 아니라, 이러한 재질로 이루어진 개별 부품의 호환성도 다룬다는 점입니다. 이는 포장 소재가 PE 또는 PP 재활용과의 호환성 평가를 받을 필요성에 의해 강화됩니다. 따라서, 이 문서는 다양한 포장 구성 요소가 PE나 PP의 재활용에 미치는 영향을 고려할 수 있게 합니다. FprEN 18120-7 표준은 플라스틱 포장의 재활용 가능성을 높이기 위한 필수 요소로 자리 잡고 있으며, 이는 환경 지속 가능성을 중시하는 현대 사회에서 더욱 중요한 역할을 하고 있습니다. 이 지침은 재활용 가능한 플라스틱 포장 디자인의 설계 기준을 제시함으로써, 제조업체들이 지속 가능한 제품을 생산하도록 유도합니다. 궁극적으로, 이 표준은 플라스틱 포장이 환경에 미치는 부정적인 영향을 줄이고, 재활용 프로세스를 더욱 원활하게 만드는 데 기여할 것입니다.
Le document FprEN 18120-7 se concentre sur la conception des emballages flexibles, en particulier ceux fabriqués principalement en PE (polyéthylène) ou en PP (polypropylène). Ce standard est essentiel pour guider les fabricants dans le développement d'emballages qui sont non seulement fonctionnels mais également compatibles avec les processus modernes de collecte, de tri et de recyclage. L'un des points forts de ce standard est sa portée exhaustive, qui inclut non seulement les emballages principaux en PE et PP, mais également les composants séparés qui sont principalement faits de ces matériaux flexibles. Cela permet une évaluation complète de l'ensemble de la structure de l'emballage et assure que même les petites parties contribuent à la durabilité et à l'efficacité des systèmes de recyclage. Un autre atout majeur réside dans l'accent mis sur la compatibilité des matériaux avec les pratiques de recyclage. En intégrant des directives claires sur l'utilisation de recyclats dans les applications, ce document assure que les nouveaux emballages ne compromettent pas la qualité des déchets recyclés. Cela renforce non seulement l'impact environnemental positif des emballages conçus selon ces normes, mais soutient également l'économie circulaire en maximisant la réutilisabilité des matériaux. Enfin, la flexibilité de ce standard couvre également les constituants d'emballage et les composants fabriqués à partir d'autres matériaux que le PE et le PP, ce qui est crucial dans un environnement où la diversité des matériaux utilisés dans l'emballage est fréquente. Cette approche holistique encourage les entreprises à évaluer et à optimiser l'ensemble de leur chaîne d'approvisionnement en matière d'emballage. Dans l'ensemble, le FprEN 18120-7 est une ressource précieuse pour le secteur de l'emballage, promouvant des pratiques de conception durables qui non seulement respectent l'environnement, mais améliorent également l'efficacité des systèmes de recyclage.
The standard FprEN 18120-7, titled "Packaging - Design for recycling of plastic packaging - Part 7: Guideline for PE and PP flexible packaging," provides comprehensive guidance on the design aspects of flexible packaging predominantly made from polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP). The scope of this document is particularly relevant in today's context, where sustainability and recycling play a crucial role in packaging design. One of the strengths of this standard is its thorough examination of flexible packaging units and their components, ensuring that the design is not only conducive to recycling but also compatible with current collection, sorting, and recycling processes. This is essential for enhancing the recyclability of packaging materials and promoting a circular economy within the plastics industry. Furthermore, the inclusion of guidelines for evaluating packaging constituents made of materials other than PE and PP demonstrates an understanding of the complexities involved in the recycling process. It emphasizes the importance of assessing the compatibility of various materials with PE and PP polymer recycling, ensuring that the entire packaging unit can be efficiently recycled without impeding the processes involved. The standard also serves to educate designers and manufacturers on the usability of recyclates in applications, providing a roadmap for creating packaging that meets both consumer needs and environmental regulations. This is particularly significant given the increasing consumer demand for sustainable packaging solutions and the stringent recycling targets set by governments and organizations worldwide. Overall, FprEN 18120-7 stands out as a pivotal document in guiding the design of flexible plastic packaging, ensuring that it aligns with modern recycling capabilities and fosters sustainable practices within the packaging industry. Its relevance extends beyond compliance, acting as a catalyst for innovation in designing eco-friendly packaging solutions.
FprEN 18120-7は、PE（ポリエチレン）およびPP（ポリプロピレン）で主に構成された柔軟パッケージの設計に関する重要なガイドラインです。この標準は、柔軟包装ユニットの主要部分がPEまたはPPで構成されている場合に適用され、特に柔軟なPEまたはPPでできた別々のコンポーネントの設計にも焦点を当てています。特に、最新の収集、選別、再生プロセスとの互換性や、再生物の用途可能性に関する評価が行われる点が強調されています。 この標準の強みは、柔軟包装の設計における環境への配慮がなされていることです。リサイクル可能な包装設計を促進することで、プラスチック廃棄物の削減につながり、持続可能な社会の実現に寄与します。また、PEとPPのポリマーリサイクルにおける他の材料との互換性も考慮されているため、より包括的な評価が可能となります。 FprEN 18120-7は、包装業界において重要な指針であり、企業や設計者が持続可能な製品を市場に提供するための実践的なアプローチを示しています。これにより、環境に優しい包装ソリューションの開発が促進され、リサイクルシステムへのさらなる適合が図られます。この標準は、プラスチック包装業界における最先端の技術とトレンドに基づいた内容を含んでおり、業界関係者にとって非常に重要な資料となることでしょう。
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