Secondary and tertiary plastic packaging used within the scope of the contract shall consist, on average, of at least 30 percent by weight recycled PCR plastic (Post Consumer Recycled).1 The calculation can be made according to the mass balance principle2 during a defined period of time by means of the packaging supplier's monitoring and reporting.
The following products are covered: [specify which product/products]
Upon request, the supplier shall present the calculation of the proportion of recycled plastic and demonstrate that the recycled raw material consists of PCR plastic.
1PCR plastic, Post Consumer Recycled, is plastic packaging which has been used for its original purpose by a consumer, or in a certain business, and then had been collected for recycling.
2Mass balance can be applied using different methods that measure product substitution and include traceability back to production and raw material when transitioning to recycled and renewable raw materials. Additional information on different mass balance methods.
