3. From material origin to packaging end-of-life
Three priority actions generally emerge from Life Cycle Assessment studies carried out as part of packaging eco-design projects:
choice of packaging materials;
the quantity of material used ;
recovery of packaging at end-of-life.
Through concrete examples, this chapter aims to provide input for phase 2 of the ecodesign project described in standard NF X 30-264. It is not exhaustive.
3.1 Virgin, recycled, biobased
Five million tonnes of household packaging and 8 million tonnes of non-household packaging are marketed each year in France. 77.5 million tonnes at European level according to Eurostat (figure...
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