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FprCEN/TS 18383

Packaging - Design for recycling for plastic packaging products - Guideline for design for recycling of flexible packaging made of biodegradable plastics FprCEN/TS 18383

General information

50.20   Proof sent to secretariat or FDIS ballot initiated: 8 weeks   Jul 23, 2026

CEN

CEN/TC 261 Packaging

Technical Specification

13.030.50   Recycling | 55.020   Packaging and distribution of goods in general | 83.080.20   Thermoplastic materials

Scope

This document defines specific process and design criteria to evaluate the compatibility with collection, sorting, and recycling process of the part of the flexible packaging unit which comprises the main body and the integrated components predominantly made of biodegradable plastics, as well as of separate components predominantly made of biodegradable plastics.
This document is not about the compostability of packaging, i.e. its ability to be organically recovered through composting.

Life cycle

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FprCEN/TS 18383
50.20 Proof sent to secretariat or FDIS ballot initiated: 8 weeks
Jul 23, 2026




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