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Are reusable shopping bags sold by large retailers considered packaging?
Shoppers and shopping bags are packaging. For information on the marketing and labeling of these types of packaging, please refer to Information note on plastic bags in the Documents section ...
Last modified on 19/11/2021
What is the purpose of the material identification coding if consumers do not know it?
Pursuant to the legislative decree of 3 September 2020, all packaging released for consumption in Italy is subject to the obligation of environmental labeling pursuant to decision 129/97 / EC, ...
Last modified on 19/11/2021
Do cosmetics sold to beauty centers have to carry the environmental label for packaging intended for B2B?
All packaging released for consumption in Italy is subject to the obligation of labeling.
If the cosmetic products are intended for B2B, or commercial circuits that make direct use of ...
Last modified on 19/11/2021
How should a package printed with UV inks be delivered?
In the case of packaging made with one of the packaging materials (steel, aluminum, paper, wood, plastic, glass), coupled or treated with another material, other than packaging (e.g. glues, adhesives, ...
Last modified on 19/11/2021
In the case of multilingual labels, can the information on separate waste collection be written in English?
The information must be reported in Italian as the environmental labeling obligation is in force for packaging released for consumption in Italy. The aim is to make the information on ...
Last modified on 19/11/2021
How to label a multilayer packaging consisting of LDPE and HDPE?
Multilayer packaging structurally composed of two or more polymers are identified with the code “7” since Decision 129/97/EC also in this case does not provide for specific codes for these ...
Last modified on 19/11/2021
Is packaging for pharmaceutical products excluded from the environmental labeling obligation?
At present, all the packaging placed on the market in Italy is covered by the new labelling requirement. ...
Last modified on 19/11/2021
Example of environmental labeling of a bag composed mainly of plastic with aluminum (40% LDPE, 30% PET and 30% Aluminum)
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Last modified on 19/11/2021
Are there exceptions to the indications to be given in the case of small packaging for single-portion food products (eg chocolates 5-10 g)?
The standard does not provide for any exemption for packaging of small dimensions, and / or with reduced printed space, nor for multilingual ones, nor for those imported.
However, for ...
Last modified on 19/11/2021
When is a packaging considered recyclable? How to know where it should be conferred?
It is necessary to underline the difference between recyclable and disposable in separate collection.
All packaging can be disposed of in separate collection, whether recyclable or not in the state ...
Last modified on 19/11/2021