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PKW/0/-/10 - Packaging - Plastics

Sector: Manufacturing

Categories: Waste. Equipment and installations. Disposal and treatment. | Bottles. Pots. Jars | Cases. Boxes. Crates | Sacks. Bags | Packaging and distribution | Complete, filled transport packages | Barrels. Drums. Canisters | Aerosol containers | Packaging and distribution. General | Thermoplastic materials | Packaging materials and accessories | Recycling | Cans. Tins. Tubes

Overview: Under the direction of PKW/0, is responsible for the development of standards in the field of plastic packaging. This includes mirroring the work of ISO/TC 61 and CEN/TC 261/SC 5/WG 25 and WG 26.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (2)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS EN 18120-6 Packaging. Design for recycling for plastic packaging. Guideline for PE and PP rigid packaging

Categories: Recycling | Packaging and distribution. General | Thermoplastic materials

Approval begins : 		Approval
BS EN 13590 EN 13590 Packaging. Flexible carrier bags for the transport of various retail goods. General characteristics and test methods for the determination of volume and carrying capacity

Categories: Sacks. Bags

Public comment begins : 2025-11-06 		Public comment
Published (53)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS ISO 7683:2024 Design criteria and test methods for removable shrink labels applied to PET bottles

Categories: Packaging materials and accessories

Published standard begins : 2024-10-23 		Published standard
BS EN ISO 11897:2001 Packaging. Sacks made from thermoplastic flexible film. Tear propagation on edge folds

Categories: Sacks. Bags

Published standard begins : 2001-07-19 		Published standard
BS EN 18120-9:2026 Packaging. Design for recycling of plastic packaging. Guideline for EPS packaging

Categories: Recycling | Packaging and distribution. General | Thermoplastic materials

Published standard begins : 2026-04-21 		Published standard
BS EN 18120-8:2026 Packaging. Design for recycling of plastic packaging. Guideline for PS and XPS rigid packaging

Categories: Recycling | Packaging and distribution. General | Thermoplastic materials

Published standard begins : 2026-04-21 		Published standard
BS EN 18120-7:2026 Packaging. Design for recycling of plastic packaging. Guideline for PE and PP flexible packaging

Categories: Recycling | Packaging and distribution. General | Thermoplastic materials

Published standard begins : 2026-04-21 		Published standard
BS EN 18120-5:2026 Packaging. Design for recycling of plastic packaging. Guideline for PET rigid packaging (except bottles)

Categories: Recycling | Packaging and distribution. General | Thermoplastic materials

Published standard begins : 2026-04-21 		Published standard
BS EN 18120-4:2026 Packaging. Design for recycling of plastic packaging. Guideline for PET bottles

Categories: Recycling | Packaging and distribution. General | Thermoplastic materials

Published standard begins : 2026-04-21 		Published standard
BS EN 18120-3:2026 Packaging. Design for recycling of plastic packaging. Evaluation processes for the sortability of plastic packaging

Categories: Recycling | Packaging and distribution. General | Thermoplastic materials

Published standard begins : 2026-04-21 		Published standard
BS EN 18120-15:2026 Packaging. Design for recycling of plastic packaging. Recyclability evaluation process for plastic packaging. Protocols for EPS packaging

Categories: Recycling | Packaging and distribution. General | Thermoplastic materials

Published standard begins : 2026-04-21 		Published standard
BS EN 18120-14:2026 Packaging. Design for recycling of plastic packaging. Recyclability evaluation process for plastic packaging. Protocols for PS and XPS rigid packaging

Categories: Recycling | Packaging and distribution. General | Thermoplastic materials

Published standard begins : 2026-04-21 		Published standard
Withdrawn (8)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS EN 17665:2022 Packaging. Test methods and requirements to demonstrate that plastic caps and lids remain attached to beverage containers

Categories: Bottles. Pots. Jars

Withdrawn begins : 2023-05-16 		Withdrawn
BS EN 16592:2014 Packaging. Rigid plastic containers. PET finish 29/25 (12,6)

Categories: Bottles. Pots. Jars

Withdrawn begins : 2022-11-01 		Withdrawn
BS EN 16565:2014 Packaging. Flexible tubes. Test method to determine the orientation of the flip-top cap

Categories: Cans. Tins. Tubes

Withdrawn begins : 2022-11-01 		Withdrawn
BS EN 16285:2013 Packaging. Flexible aluminium tubes. Test method to measure the deformation of the aluminium tube body (Guillotine test)

Categories: Cans. Tins. Tubes

Withdrawn begins : 2021-11-23 		Withdrawn
BS EN 13048:2009 Packaging. Flexible aluminium tubes. Internal lacquer film thickness measurement method

Categories: Cans. Tins. Tubes

Withdrawn begins : 2022-11-01 		Withdrawn
BS EN 13045:2009 Packaging. Flexible cylindrical plastic tubes. Dimensions and tolerances

Categories: Cans. Tins. Tubes

Withdrawn begins : 2022-09-02 		Withdrawn
BS EN 12377:2014 Packaging. Flexible tubes. Test method for the air tightness of closures

Categories: Cans. Tins. Tubes

Withdrawn begins : 2022-11-01 		Withdrawn
BS EN 12374:2009 Packaging. Flexible tubes. Terminology

Categories: Packaging and distribution | Cans. Tins. Tubes

Withdrawn begins : 2022-11-03 		Withdrawn