Eco Design OF PLASTIC PACKAGING
The management guidelines of the “Round Table for the Eco Design of Plastic Packaging” show how management processes, strategies and methods to develop packaging solutions can be implemented that are easy on the environment and conserve resources. It provides support for the development of suitable and modern packaging solutions. They are necessary for a Circular Economy that closes material loops, conserves natural resources and protects the climate.
This gives you a summary of and introduction to the contents of the management guidelines and the possibility to download the complete key guidelines.
This is where you can find the four elements of the Eco Design Strategy and their respective approaches to optimisation as well as suggestions on how to proceed with optimisation verification.
This area shows you how Eco Design optimisation can be systematically integrated into the management processes of your packaging development project.
By 2030, all plastic
packaging in Europe
is to be recyclable
or reusable,
so that old packages can give rise to new ones. But Eco Design is far more than this.
Plastic packages protect goods,
thereby making an important contribution towards protecting the climate and resources. But Eco Design is far more than this.
TESTIMONIALS
“Our goal is smart packaging that uses fewer resources, contains more recycled material and is easier to reuse.”
“Eco Design benefits everyone: consumers who want sustainable packaging; recyclers like us who keep recoverable materials in the cycle as well as manufacturers and retailers who not only champion the cause of sustainability but for whom it is a real way of life.”
“Maximum product protection and recyclability are two key components of Eco Design. These guidelines have managed to convincingly combine existing knowledge with the practical experience of members of the Eco Design Round Table.”
“Customers have high expectations of Eco Design packaging. To best meet these expectations, we need close cooperation based on a shared understanding of Eco Design. The guidelines provide an excellent foundation for this.”
PRACTICAL EXAMPLES ECO DESIGN
Sauce Sachet
The “Sauce Sachet” example demonstrates that a practical Eco Design approach can not only reduce the weight of the sachet but also implement Waste-saving [...]
Soup Greens
The practical example of “Soup Greens” (base vegetables for soup / mirepoix) shows how the Eco Design approach is used to minimise negative environmental [...]
Laundry Detergent
The “Laundry Detergent” example shows how modifying the design can conserve resources. The packaging thus helps measuring out the right amount of laundry detergent [...]