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Financial Drivers for Change
Packaging fees exist in over 30 counties. Environmental design requirements in more than 25 countries cover:
- empty space
- source reduction
- package prevention
- recovery, reuse and recycled content
European Union Can Ban Packages
Essential Requirements Summary:
- Packaging should be suitable for material recycling, energy recovery, composting or for reuse
- Packaging weight and volume should be minimized
- Noxious and hazardous constituents of packaging should have minimum impact on the environment at the end of life
European Union institutions agreed to adopt CEN standard EN 13427:2000 for packaging, which outlines essential requirements which all packaging marketed within the "European Economic Area" must comply.
Ontario: Producers Are Responsible
The Ontario Waste Diversion Act of 2002 makes producers responsible for 50% of the cost of collection and recycling of the packaging and printed paper material placed on the market in Ontario.
South Korean Limits
South Korea sets limits on empty space and restricts the use of Expanded PS for use as buffers for electrical, office IT, and audio-visual appliances for specified packaging volumes less than 20,000 cm3.
China
The National Peoples Congress in China has approved packaging design requirements that contain the language: "When products and packaging are designed their influence on mankind and natural environments during their life-cycle must be considered... Enterprises should reduce the overuse of packaging and packaging wastes".