ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 18604 First edition 2013-01-15 Packaging and the environment Material recycling Emballage et environnement - Recyclage de matériau Reference number IS0 18604:2013(E) LSO IS02013 IHS under Noreproo itted without license from IHS Not for Resale IS0 18604:2013(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT IS02013 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either IsO at the addressbeloworIso'smemberbodyinthecountryoftherequester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56:CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel.+41227490111 Fax +41 22 749 09 47 E-mail copyright@iso.org Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ IS0 2013 - All rights reserved No reproductic networking permited without license from IHS Not for Resale IS0 18604:2013(E) Contents Page Foreword ..iv Introduction. ..V 1 Scope. ..1 2 Normative references ..1 3 Terms and definitions .1 4 Requirements .2 4.1 Application .2 4.2 Packaging assessment 2 4.3 Declaration of percentage recyclable .2 4.4 Meeting the requirements of this International Standard 2 4.5 Support documentation. 2 Annex A (normative) Procedures to evaluate packaging recoverable by material recycling ..3 Annex B (normative) Procedure for assessing recyclability criteria. .5 Annex C (informative) Example of statements to determine the percentage of a packaging unit recyclable.... 8 Annex D (informative) Examples of declaration of the percentage by weight of a packaging unit which canberecycled 11 Bibliography 18 iii ut license from IHS Not for Resale