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PKW/0/5 - Packaging and Environment

Sector: Manufacturing

Categories: Packaging and distribution | Packaging and distribution. General | Environmental impact assessment | Environment and environmental protection. General

Overview: Under the direction of PKW/0, is responsible for the development of standards for packaging and the environment. This includes mirroring the work of ISO/TC 122/SC 4, ISO/TC 122/SC 4/WG 8, CEN/TC 261/SC 4/WG 3 and CEN/TC 261/SC 4/WG 8.

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.
ISO/NP 4924 Eco-design principle, requirement and guideline for express packaging

Categories: Information management | Vocabularies | Packaging and distribution | Standardization. General rules | Environment | Environmental protection | Environment and environmental protection. General | Environmental impact assessment

Proposal begins : 2020-11-19 		Proposal
BS ISO 4924 Eco-design principle, requirement and guideline for posting and delivery packaging

Categories: Packaging and distribution. General

Drafting begins : 2024-02-11 		Drafting
Published (3)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD ISO/TR 18607:2025 Packaging and the environment. Information on environmentally conscious packaging design

Categories: Environmental impact assessment | Packaging and distribution. General

Published standard begins : 2025-10-22 		Published standard
PD ISO/TR 18568:2021 Packaging and the environment. Marking for material identification

Categories: Environment and environmental protection. General | Packaging and distribution. General

Published standard begins : 2021-04-16 		Published standard
PD CEN/TR 13695-2:2019 Packaging. Requirements for measuring and verifying the four heavy metals and other dangerous substances present in packaging, and their release into the environment. Requirements for measuring and verifying dangerous substances present in packaging, and their release into the environment

Categories: Environmental impact assessment | Packaging and distribution. General

Published standard begins : 2019-02-19 		Published standard
Withdrawn (2)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS ISO 21067-2:2015 Packaging. Vocabulary. Packaging and the environment terms

Categories: Packaging and distribution | Packaging and distribution. General

Withdrawn begins : 2016-05-05 		Withdrawn
BS ISO 17098:2013 Packaging material recycling. Report on substances and materials which may impede recycling

Categories: Packaging and distribution. General

Withdrawn begins : 2014-11-19 		Withdrawn