Commission Regulation (EU) No 2022/1616 on recycled plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with foods intends to set the basis to produce safe recycled plastics for food contact applications.
A key element set out in this Regulation to reach a high level of safety is to ensure that input plastic waste for technologies (suitable or novel) meets requirements of Chapter III, Article 6. EuPC, EXPRA, EPRO, NMWE, PETCORE EUROPE and UNESDA, gathering their plastics packaging value chain knowledge, have jointly created this document. It is intended to help collection and sorting operators, as well as their customers and certification bodies, understand what is required to comply with Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 2022/1616. It is important to note that the material in scope - and whether this is classified as waste, or a product - will determine the competent authority responsible for controlling compliance with Article 6. Therefore, end-of waste (EoW) criteria should eventually be addressed to define the jurisdictional boundaries.
To read a full document, please follow the link: Requirements for a Quality Assurance System implementing Article 6 of Regulation (EU) Nº 2022/1616 for collection, sorting operations and final pre-processing producing plastic input.
