Plastic packaging
Level: Core
Plastic packaging is used in large amounts. The purpose of this requirement is to ensure that the packaging is recyclable. This is done by limiting the plastics used to plastic types that can be recycled.
Details
- Type:
- Technical specification
- ID:
- 11284:2
- Group:
- Chemical products
- Swedish:
Criterion text
Primary packaging, closures and labels shall fulfil the following:
- The primary packaging1 and closure2 shall be made from one of the following plastics:
Polyethylene (PE)
Polypropylene (PP)
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET).
- The label shall not be made from PS (polystyrene) or halogenated plastics.
- Black primary packaging1 shall not be coloured with Carbon black.
Exceptions
Thermoplastics and rubber parts in closures.
Liners are exempted if they are easily separated from the packaging or closure.
Plastic parts in spray or pump nozzles or dosing systems.
Pouches.
1Primary packaging (less than 200 litres) includes bottle, container or similar.
2Closure includes caps/lids and mounted dosage equipment/pumps.
Verification
The supplier shall, upon request, be able to present any of for example the following:
- Valid license for any of for example the following labels:
Good Environmental Choice for chemical products (only valid as verification for packaging that is not black)
Nordic Swan Ecolabel for Hand dishwashing detergents
Nordic Swan Ecolabel for Cleaning products
Nordic Swan Ecolabel for Care products for vehicles
- Packaging specifications (including bottle, container, label and closure) showing the materials in the packaging and closure. For black packaging, information is also required on which pigments have been used for colouring.
Proposed follow-up
Labelling
If the requirement is verified with an ecolabel, check that there is a valid license for the product in question. This can be controlled here: Nordic Swan Ecolabel, Good Environmental choice.
Packaging specification
Check the packaging specification to ensure that it is in accordance with the requirement. If black packaging or closures are included, check in the specification that they are not coloured with carbon black.
Information about the criterion
This requirement does not cover products sold in pouches. Requirement for pouches is only available as spearhead requirement, requirement-id 11332.
Environmental goals
Versions history
The version date indicates when the sustainability criterion was created or last updated. Last reviewed dated tells when we last checked that the sustainability criterion still is relevant.
- Current ID
- 11284:2
- Version date
- 2022-07-07
- Review date
- 2025-09-25
2022-07-07, Requirement ID 11284: 2: Update of requirements text and exceptions. 2021-10-29, Krav ID 11284:1: The extent of the primary packaging has been changed tand does not include trigger/spray nozzle. An exemption has been added for thermoplastics in closures.