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ZSVR closes consultation on the 2021 edition of the minimum standard for determining the recyclability of packaging

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The Stiftung Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (Foundation Central Agency Packaging Register – ZSVR) has prepared and updated the minimum standard for determining the recyclability of packaging pursuant to section 21 VerpackG (Verpackungsgesetz – Packaging Act) in its 2021 edition.

As in the previous year, it did so in agreement with the German Environment Agency. The minimum standard for determining the recyclability of packaging subject to system participation was published for the first time on 1 September 2019. The consultation, launched on 8 June 2021, was closed on 16 July 2021. The comments submitted are now being assessed, in coordination with government authorities. The 2021 edition of the minimum standard for determining the recyclability of packaging will be published on 1 September 2021.