Waste Stream Mapping Guide

The World Packaging Organization (WPO) in collaboration with individual national packaging institutes has launched a waste stream mapping guide as the second phase of the Global Packaging Design for Recycling Guide programme.

Circular Design is only effective when there are appropriate collection, sorting and recycling flows. From waste stream mapping, we can better determine the technically recyclable types of packaging in countries around the world.

In order to apply the design of recyclable packaging, some basic knowledge of sorting and recycling processes is required. Therefore, in addition to their basic functions (e.g. storage, transport, product protection, product presentation and convenience), packaging must be suitable for state-of-the-art sorting and recycling processes.

The Waste Stream Mapping Guides are essential global decision-making tools that allow anyone to access up-to-date information on technically recyclable packaging worldwide.

Papers by country-by-country waste flow mapping

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Australia

(137,08 KB, .pdf)

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Austria

(67,27 KB, .pdf)

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Belgium

(95,32 KB, .pdf)

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Brazil

(140,92 KB, .pdf)

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Denmark

(387,6 KB, .pdf)

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Finland

(100,55 KB, .pdf)

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France

(96,35 KB, .pdf)

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Germany

(67,19 KB, .pdf)

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Greece

(95,7 KB, .pdf)

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Hungary

(96,79 KB, .pdf)

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Ireland

(95,28 KB, .pdf)

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Japan

(95,65 KB, .pdf)

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Luxembourg

(96,71 KB, .pdf)

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Netherlands

(67,24 KB, .pdf)

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New Zealand

(390,59 KB, .pdf)

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Russia

(95,55 KB, .pdf)

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Spain

(387,53 KB, .pdf)

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Sweden

(97,61 KB, .pdf)

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Switzerland

(100,03 KB, .pdf)

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United Kingdom

(96,28 KB, .pdf)

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United States

(95,76 KB, .pdf)

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Packaging designs for recycling

Global Recommendations on "Packaging Designs for the Circular Economy"

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Czech

Packaging Design for Recycling Guide

(13,36 MB, .pdf)

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English

Packaging Design for Recycling Guide

(6,7 MB, .pdf)

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German

Packaging Design for Recycling Guide

(6,01 MB, .pdf)

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Spanish

Packaging Design for Recycling Guide

(9,36 MB, .pdf)

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Hungarian

Packaging Design for Recycling Guide

(7,23 MB, .pdf)

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Arabic

Packaging Design for Recycling Guide

(32,51 MB, .pdf)

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