{"id":851,"date":"2022-12-07T14:08:28","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T13:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cti-fwd.com\/environmental-labeling-of-packaging-guidelines-and-obligations\/"},"modified":"2024-07-23T11:47:12","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T09:47:12","slug":"environmental-labeling-of-packaging-guidelines-and-obligations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cti-fwd.com\/en\/news\/environmental-labeling-of-packaging-guidelines-and-obligations\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental labeling of packaging: guidelines and obligations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In an increasingly eco-conscious world, packaging waste management is a relevant issue. Hence, <strong>environmental labeling of packaging<\/strong> has been introduced-an important tool for providing customers with increasingly comprehensive information about a given product. In particular, this labeling is used to identify the <strong>materials<\/strong> of which the packaging is made and consequently the <strong>disposal directions<\/strong>. Let&#8217;s take a look together at the <strong>guidelines<\/strong>, <strong>obligations<\/strong> and what is new under the <strong>law<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Environmental labeling of packaging: what it is and what information it contains<\/h2>\n<p>How often does it happen that you don&#8217;t know where to throw away the packaging of a product? The consumer receives very little information regarding the proper disposal of packaging, and that\u2019s where the environmental labeling of packaging intervenes. This is a label that is <strong>applied to packaging placed on the Italian market<\/strong> to facilitate collection and encourage recovery and recycling. The label, in fact, provides information on the exact <strong>composition of the packaging<\/strong> and its <strong>destination<\/strong>, so that disposal can be properly managed.<\/p>\n<p>The environmental labeling of packaging, in fact, provides information about the packaging so as to properly manage disposal. Specifically, the following information is provided to the consumer:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Type of packaging<\/strong>, indicated with a graphic or description<\/li>\n<li>Identification of the material used, indicated by a code established by <a href=\"https:\/\/op.europa.eu\/en\/publication-detail\/-\/publication\/e69ac5e8-9337-481f-b9ab-3fa7497ebb6c\/language-it\">Decision 97\/129\/EC<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Family to which the reference material belongs and indications of the type of collection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Where should environmental labeling be placed?<\/h2>\n<p>Environmental labeling must be made on <strong>all packaging<\/strong> that can be separated manually. Accordingly, it should be on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Individual manually separable components, such as caps<\/li>\n<li>On the main body of the packaging<\/li>\n<li>On the component that already bears the label.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What happens when the size of the packaging does not allow for the inclusion of these markings? Fortunately, nowadays technology comes to our rescue with <strong>QR codes<\/strong> or <strong>applications<\/strong> aimed at providing all the necessary information.<\/p>\n<h2>Is environmental labeling mandatory? What the new legislation provides<\/h2>\n<p>If you are a producer, you should know that Legislative Decree 152\/2006, containing the information of the packaging waste management activity, was amended by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gazzettaufficiale.it\/eli\/id\/2020\/09\/11\/20G00135\/sg\">Legislative Decree of September 3, 2020, No. 116<\/a>, introducing a number of new features. The two main ones concern:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>obligation of environmental labeling of packaging<\/strong>, in the manner prescribed by <strong>UNI technical standards<\/strong> and in accordance with the determinations adopted by the EU<\/li>\n<li>The obligation on the part of <strong>producers<\/strong> to indicate the nature of the materials used for packaging in accordance with the provisions of Decision 97\/129\/EC (European reference legislation)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>However, provision is made for the possibility of marketing, while stocks last, products without the labeling requirements, provided that they are already on the market or already provided with a label.<\/p>\n<h2>Environmental labeling of packaging: the CONAI guidelines.<\/h2>\n<p>However, the new provisions have raised some doubts and uncertainties. For this reason, <strong>CONAI <\/strong>(National Packaging Consortium) has provided <strong>guidelines<\/strong> and a tool (<strong>e-labeling<\/strong>) to provide companies with <strong>answers on interpretative doubts<\/strong> related to the new regulations and to guide operators toward the <strong>correct implementation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The document thus represents a clarification regarding:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>components<\/strong> on which environmental labeling is required<\/li>\n<li>The applicable <strong>UNI technical standards<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>mandatory<\/strong> and <strong>optional<\/strong> contents<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you have doubts, do not risk putting on the market a product that is not in line with the regulations, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.assolombarda.it\/servizi\/ambiente\/etichettatura-ambientale-guida-conai-1\">consult the official CONAI Guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an increasingly eco-conscious world, packaging waste management is a relevant issue. 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