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Information from Part B, Point 1 of Annex IX (which refers to Table 1 in Annex II)
Cat. Predominant
No packaging material
12
Packaging type
Format (illustrative and nonexhaustive)
Colour / Optical
transmittance
1
Glass
Glass and composite
packaging, of which
the majority is glass
Bottles, jars, flacons, cosmetics
pots, tubs, ampoules, vials made
of glass (soda lime silica), aerosol
cans
-
2
Paper/
cardboard
Paper/cardboard
packaging
Boxes, trays, grouped packaging,
flexible paper packaging (e.g.
films, sheets, pouches, lidding,
cones, wrappers)
-
-
3
Paper/
cardboard
Composite packaging
of which the majority
is paper/cardboard
Liquid packaging board, and
paper cups (i.e. laminated with
polyolefin and with or without
aluminium), trays, plates and cups,
metallised or plastic laminated
paper/cardboard, paper/cardboard
with plastic liners/ windows
4
Metal
Steel and composite
packaging of which the
majority is steel
Rigid formats (aerosols cans, cans,
paint tins, boxes, trays, drums,
tubes) made of steel, including
tinplate and stainless steel
-
5
Metal
Aluminium and
composite packaging
of which the majority
is aluminium – rigid
Rigid formats (food and beverage
cans, bottles, aerosols, drums,
tubes, cans, boxes, trays) made
of aluminium
-
6
Metal
Aluminium and
composite packaging
of which the majority
is aluminium – semi
rigid and flexible
Semi rigid and flexible formats
(containers and trays, tubes,
foils, flexible foil) made of
aluminium
-
7
Plastic
PET – rigid
Bottles and flasks
Transparent
clear/coloured,
opaque
Transparent
clear/coloured,
opaque
8
Plastic
PET – rigid
Rigid formats other than bottles
and flasks (Includes pots, tubs,
jars, cups, mono- and multilayer
trays and containers, aerosol
cans)
9
Plastic
PET – flexible
Films
Natural/coloured
10
Plastic
PE – rigid
Containers, bottles, trays, pots
and tubes
Natural/coloured
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