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Directive on Packaging – 2005/20/EC (repealing Directive 94/62/EC) – EU Directive on packaging and packaging waste

Scope of the Directive

The Directive covers all packaging placed on the market in the EU Community and all packaging waste, whether it is used or released at industrial, commercial, office, shop, service, household or any other level, regardless of the material used. Directive 2004/12/EC (amending Directive 94/62/EC) establishes criteria clarifying the definition of the term 'packaging'

Requirements of the Directive

Toxic Elements of packaging materials: Total contents of Cadmium / Lead / Mercury / Chromium (VI) of packaging materials – individual limit / accumulative limit = 100 mg/kg

Packaging materials should comply with the following requirements:

Limit for individual element

Lead (Pb) 100 mg/kg

Cadmium (Cd) 100 mg/kg

Mercury (Hg) 100 mg/kg

Chromium VI (Cr VI) 100 mg/kg

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Accumulative limit of Pb + Cd + Hg + Cr VI 100 mg/kg

Environmental Pollution

The toxic elements Cadmium / Lead / Mercury / Chromium (VI) can be released from waste hauling, disposal activities and manufacturing process. Higher levels of these toxic elements may be found in soil or water near industrial areas or hazardous waste sites, posing health hazards to human beings through the food chain. The main objective of the Directive 2005/20/EC is to protect the environment and safeguard public health.