Electronic Parts/Guidelines - infoHouse
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use of new or different types of lower volume packaging?<br />
lightweighting with a reduction in volume?<br />
elimination of secondary packaging or wrapping material?<br />
decreasing size of packaging to product ratio?<br />
other volume reduction?<br />
3. Can the package be made so that it is eliminated in using the product?<br />
4. Can the package be made returnable for reuse and redistribution?<br />
5. Can the package be made to be refilled by a customer or consumer either from bulk or larger<br />
containers?<br />
6. Can the package be made to have an identifiable and valuable consumer reuse for another<br />
purpose?<br />
Packaging Recyclability<br />
1. Is the packaging recyclable? (Packaging is recyclable if there is a widely available, economically<br />
viable collection, processing and marketing system for the material.)<br />
If the packaging is not presently recyclable:<br />
2. Can the packaging be made easier to recycle by composing it predominantly of a single material<br />
for which an economically viable collection, processing and marketing system could be developed?<br />
3. If the packaging is made of more than one material, can the non-homogeneous material be eliminated?<br />
4. If non-homogeneous materials cannot be eliminated, can they be made to be removed easily so as<br />
not to prevent, interfere with or add cost to the recycling process?<br />
Recycled Content of Packaging<br />
1. Does the package contain the maximum feasible amount of post-consumer material (i.e., waste<br />
product or material generated by a business or consumer which has served its intended end use<br />
and is discarded for disposal or recycling)?<br />
If additional post-consumer material cannot be added to the packaging:<br />
2. Can additional in-plant or mill scrap be added to the packaging?<br />
3. Do purchasing specifications hinder the use of recycled materials in the packaging?<br />
4. Can purchasing specifications be modified so as to encourage the use of recycled materials in<br />
packaging?<br />
9.4 Environmentally Responsible Packaging--<br />
loPP Handbook for the <strong>Electronic</strong>s Industry<br />
The loPP handbook for the electronics industry is intended to promote excellence In packaging as<br />
defined by two fundamental and equally important principles. Packaging must fully preserve the lnteg-<br />
rity of the products it contains while having a minimum negative impact on the environment.<br />
The Reduction, Reuse, and Recycling of Protective Packaging (R3P2) Task Group has designed the<br />
handbook to aid Packaging Professionals in the electronics industry. to develop packaging and distrib-<br />
ution alternatives. The purpose is to ensure that environmental factors are addressed for the entire<br />
life cycle of their package designs and processes (Product Stewardship).<br />
72 Environmental Packaging <strong>Guidelines</strong>
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