prEN 18120-15

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-oktober-2024
Embalaža - Načrtovanje, ki omogoča recikliranje plastične embalaže - 15. del:
Postopek za ocenjevanje možnosti recikliranja plastične embalaže - Protokoli za
plastično embalažo iz ekspandiranega polistirena (EPS)
Packaging - Design for recycling for plastic packaging - Part 15: Recyclability evaluation
process for plastic packaging - Protocols for EPS packaging
Verpackung - Recyclingorientierte Gestaltung von Kunststoffverpackungsprodukten - Teil
15: Verfahren zur Bewertung der Recyclingfähigkeit von Kunststoffverpackungen -
Protokolle für Verpackungen aus EPS
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 18120-15
ICS:
13.030.50 Recikliranje Recycling
55.020 Pakiranje in distribucija blaga Packaging and distribution of
na splošno goods in general
83.080.20 Plastomeri Thermoplastic materials
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
September 2024
ICS 55.020; 13.030.50; 83.080.20
English Version
Packaging - Design for recycling for plastic packaging -
Part 15: Recyclability evaluation process for plastic
packaging - Protocols for EPS packaging
Verpackung - Recyclingorientierte Gestaltung von
Kunststoffverpackungsprodukten - Teil 15: Verfahren
zur Bewertung der Recyclingfähigkeit von
Kunststoffverpackungen - Protokolle für Verpackungen
aus EPS
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CEN/TC 261.
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Contents Page
European foreword .3
Introduction .4
1 Scope .6
2 Normative references .6
3 Terms and definitions .6
4 Mandatory elements of evaluation process guidelines .6
4.1 Listing of relevant aspects . 6
4.2 Applicable unit operations for packaging type . 7
Bibliography . 13

European foreword
This document (prEN 18120-15:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 261
“Packaging”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CEN by the
European Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA States subsequently approves these
requests for its Member States.

Introduction
EN 18120 consisting of 15 parts aims via a series of guidelines and protocols to establish
consistency and improvement for the Design for recycling of household, industrial and
commercial plastic packaging.
— Part 1: Definitions and principles for design-for-recycling of plastic packaging
— Part 2: Process and governance to evaluate the recyclability of plastic packaging
— Part 3: Sortability evaluation process for plastic packaging
— Part 4: Guideline for PET bottles
— Part 5: Guideline for PET rigid packaging (except bottle)
— Part 6: Guideline for PE and PP rigid packaging
— Part 7: Guideline and protocols for PE and PP flexible packaging
— Part 8: Guideline for PS and XPS packaging
— Part 9: Guideline for EPS packaging
— Part 10: Recyclability evaluation process for plastic packaging — Protocols for PET bottles
— Part 11: Recyclability evaluation process for plastic packaging — Protocols for PET other
rigid packaging
— Part 12: Recyclability evaluation process for plastic packaging — Protocols for PE and PP
rigid packaging
— Part 13: Recyclability evaluation process for plastic packaging — Protocols for PE and PP
flexible packaging
— Part 14: Recyclability evaluation process for plastic packaging — Protocols for PS and XPS
packaging
— Part 15: Recyclability evaluation process for plastic packaging — Protocols for EPS packaging
Design for recycling guidelines are a common way of describing compatibility with plastic
packaging collection, sorting and recycling into high quality recycled plastic into state-of-the-art
facilities. They provide guidance on the level compatibility, defined as:
— green: Packaging constituents with full compatibility with recycling;
— yellow: Packaging constituents with limited compatibility with recycling;
— red: Packaging constituents which are not compatible with recycling.
Recyclability guidelines will require regular review and improvement to reflect innovations in
design, collection, sorting and recycling.
The Design for recycling guidelines provided in this series of standards are representative of the
state of the art in Europe and cover all steps from design for recycling, packaging waste collection,
sorting, recycling into recycled plastic and to use in a new application.
Packaging recyclability is the combination of five parameters: packaging designed for recycling,
packaging waste collection, sorting when necessary, recycling and use of recycled plastic in a new
application. This series of standards covers one parameter: the design for recycling.

1 Scope
This document covers the design of EPS packaging with respect to compatibility of the design
with recycling processes.
Packaging constituents and packaging components made of other materials than EPS are also
covered by this document as they need to be evaluated on compatibility with polymer recycling.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies.
For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any
amendments) applies.
prEN 18120-1, Packaging — Design for recycling of plastic packaging — Part 1: Definitions and
principles for design-for-recycling of plastic packaging
EN ISO 527-2, Plastics — Determination of tensile properties — Test conditions for moulding and
extrusion plastics (ISO 527-2)
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in prEN 18120-1 apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following
addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp/
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
4 Mandatory elements of evaluation process guidelines
4.1 Listing of relevant aspects
Design for recyclability evaluation process guidelines per product group for a packaging:
— list of unit operations for the whole process until the recyclate is used;
— specification of unit operations process capability to be used for the evaluation: best available
technology/”mainstream”/state of the art;
— relevant process conditions settings for testing for all relevant unit operations;
— list of mandatory sampling and tests to be performed on the samples for each unit operation.
The goals of the evaluation is to identify all foreseeable critical points and establish a testing
strategy that either confirms or excludes a negative impact for each critical points considered.
4.2 Applicable unit operations for packaging type
For EPS protective packaging and fish boxes the following unit operations are applicable:
Evaluation of inn
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