Eco-score recycling - en

Intro

This document describes how the eco-score packaging malus can be extended to other countries.

Explanation

The basis for the packaging part of the eco-score is described in the base document. This document distinguishes two parts of packaging: where is comes from (upstream) and where is goes to (downstream).

Materials

The eco-score document identifies 18 different materials and the lifecycle for each material. This is a rather large number. It is unclear whether this can be repeated for other countries.

Upstream

The upstream part describes the origin of the materials used in packaging. Is the material used recyclable? Has the material been re-used? Is the material part of a sustainable cycle?

The upstream formula is defined as:

score = A * 1 + B * 0.75 + C * 0.5 + D * 0

Le score amont correspond à la somme des points accordés. Il s'exprime sur 100. La somme des 4 origines possibles (A, B, C, D) doit toujours être égale à 100%.

A le % d'incorporation de matières premières recyclées
B le % de matière première renouvelable et durable
C le % de matière première renouvelable non durable
D le % de matière première non renouvelable

The A, B, C and D depend on the material. The actual values might be dependent on the country.

Individual countries

For each country we need to find the relevant up- and downstream data. For countries of the EU, the Eurostat database is a good start for downstream statistics.

Belgium

For Belgium some data can be found with Statbel (dutch). The industry is represented by Fostplus.

Material	Recycling	Comment
glass	100%	split in transparent and non-transparent
Example	Example	Example
Example	Example	Example

Labels

Packaging might display one or more logo's, which relate to the recyclability of packaging.

Green dot

Producers that display this logo on their packaging declare that they contribute (financially?) to recycling industry. It does not say anything of the packaging itself.