Packaging Sustainability Optimization Process
The Problem…?
Ensure that packaging may be placed on the market only if it complies with the Essential Requirements
defined by the .
The Solution…!
can execute a process of Conformity Assessment to ensure that your packaging meets the Essential
Requirements.
Step 1: Gap Analysis
In the Gap Analysis stage the current package design or a new package design will be analyzed against the following standards to determine where compliance gaps may exist and what could be done to close the gaps.
- EN 13427 Requirements for the Use of European in the Field of Packaging and Packaging Waste (ISO DIS 16209)
- EN 13428, Packaging – Requirements specific to manufacturing and composition – Prevention by source reduction. (ISO DIS 16210)
- EN 13429, Packaging – Reuse (ISO DIS 16211)
- EN 13430, Packaging – Requirements for packaging recoverable by recycling (ISO DIS 16214)
- EN 13431, Packaging – Requirements for packaging recoverable in the form of energy recovery, including specification of minimum inferior calorific value. (ISO DIS 16215)
- EN 13432, Packaging – Requirements for packaging recoverable through composting and biodegradation – Test scheme and evaluation criteria for the final acceptance of packaging. (ISO DIS 16216)
The Decision Tree found in the Europen Guide section 1.6 is useful to determine the extent of assessment required for each package design.
Step 2: Package Design or Redesign
Based on the results of the Gap Analysis, the package may be initially designed or redesigned in order to close the gaps that were found during the standards compliance assessment.
Step 3: Test and Evaluation
Since it is essential for sustainable development to ensure that the balance along the complete sustainability continuum is not upset, and that no unintended consequences are created in a new package design, testing and evaluation must be performed.
Since it is essential for sustainable development to ensure that the balance along the complete sustainability continuum is not upset, and that no unintended consequences are created in a new package design, testing and evaluation must be performed.
Step 4: Conformity Assessment
Conformity assessment, also known as compliance assessment, is any activity to determine, directly or indirectly, that a process, product, or service meets relevant standards and fulfills relevant requirements. When it is determined that the package design complies with the standards, then a Conformity Assessment can be performed to certify compliance and a Certificate of Conformity can be issued for the package design.
Conformity assessment, also known as compliance assessment, is any activity to determine, directly or indirectly, that a process, product, or service meets relevant standards and fulfills relevant requirements. When it is determined that the package design complies with the standards, then a Conformity Assessment can be performed to certify compliance and a Certificate of Conformity can be issued for the package design.
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