ISO 18604:2013

Packaging and the environment — Material recycling

ISO 18604:2013 specifies the requirements for packaging to be classified as recoverable in the form of material recycling while accommodating the continuing development of both packaging and recovery technologies and sets out procedures for assessment of meeting its requirements. ISO 18604:2013 cannot by itself provide presumption of meeting its requirements. The procedure for applying ISO 18604:2013 is contained in ISO 18601.

Emballage et environnement — Recyclage de matériau

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 02-Jan-2013
• ICS: 55.020 - Packaging and distribution of goods in general
• Technical Committee: ISO/TC 122/SC 4 - Packaging and the environment
• Drafting Committee: ISO/TC 122/SC 4 - Packaging and the environment
• Current Stage: 9093 - International Standard confirmed
• Completion Date: 24-Jan-2024

Standards Content (Sample)

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 18604
First edition
2013-01-15
Packaging and the environment —
Material recycling
Emballage et environnement — Recyclage de matériau
Reference number
ISO 18604:2013(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Requirements . 2
4.1 Application . 2
4.2 Packaging assessment . 2
4.3 Declaration of percentage recyclable . 2
4.4 Meeting the requirements of this International Standard . 2
4.5 Support documentation . 2
Annex A (normative) Procedures to evaluate packaging recoverable by material recycling .3
Annex B (normative) Procedure for assessing recyclability criteria . 5
Annex C (informative) Example of statements to determine the percentage of a packaging
unit recyclable . 8
Annex D (informative) Examples of declaration of the percentage by weight of a packaging unit
which can be recycled .11
Bibliography .18
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Foreword
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