heavy-metals-packaging-waste

Packaging Waste Directive - Heavy Metals Concentration Level

EU. Heavy Metals in Packaging and Packaging Waste (Article 11), Directive 94/62/EC, as amended by Directive 2018/852/EU, 14 June 2018

This list contains heavy metals subject to use restrictions under Article 11 of the EU Packaging Directive. The concentration of these heavy metals in packaging may not exceed the stated levels. The levels are differentiated between packaging made of glass and other materials.

Name
Heavy metals: lead, cadmium, mercury and hexavalent chromium
Limit
100 ppm
Expressed As
As the sum of lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent chromium