CEN/TC 261/SC 4/WG 3 - Material recovery

CEN/TC 261/SC 4/WG 3 is a Subcommittee within the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). It is named "Material recovery" and is responsible for: The tasks of the working group are to: - Describe the different circuits available for used packaging materials, leading to their use either as secondary raw materials or in other ways. - Define the characteristics for packaging materials to be recovered by different processes. This committee has published 7 standards.

CEN/TC 261/SC 4/WG 3 develops CEN standards. The scope of work includes: The tasks of the working group are to: - Describe the different circuits available for used packaging materials, leading to their use either as secondary raw materials or in other ways. - Define the characteristics for packaging materials to be recovered by different processes. Currently, there are 7 published standards from this subcommittee.

The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) is a public standards organization that brings together the national standardization bodies of 34 European countries. CEN provides a platform for developing European Standards (ENs) and other technical documents in relation to various products, materials, services, and processes, supporting the European Single Market.

A Subcommittee (SC) in CEN operates under a Technical Committee and focuses on a specific subset of the TC's scope. Subcommittees develop standards and technical specifications in their specialized area, reporting to their parent Technical Committee. They may also have working groups for detailed technical work.