Partly Recycled Packaging

What are the requirements for this Proof Point?

Criteria

• At a minimum, the packaging's main components includes recycled content that meets the following thresholds: Glass(Clear/Brown)- 60%, Plastic- 35%
• This can include post and pre-consumer waste
• Materials such as green glass, cardboard and aluminium are not eligible for this proof point

Information you'll need to share in this Proof Point

• List components and material specifying the % of recycled content

What documents do I need to supply?

Evidence should strongly support the claim and will be made publicly available

• Signed statement of transparency from management team member on the % recycled per component
• Invoice proving the brand sourced material is from a certified supplier
• Packaging specification from your supplier

Who can verify this Proof Point?

Verifiers are third parties who can confirm the validity of a given Proof Point

• Packaging manufacturer
• Provider of recycled material
• NGO collecting the material

Proof Point Basis

The Partly Recycled Packaging proof point highlights packaging containing a defined minimum of recycled material, set above the relevant industry or regulatory reference point rather than at it. For plastic, the reference point is the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2025/40), which sets a 30% minimum post-consumer recycled content for contact-sensitive plastic packaging from 2030. For glass, the reference point is the European Container Glass Federation's reported industry average of 53.55% recycled content for glass containers made in Europe. In both cases, the threshold is set above the reference point. As presenting a legal minimum or typical industry practice as if it were a distinctive product feature would misrepresent what the claim actually shows, the proof point must demonstrate that a product goes beyond both the law and the sector norm.

Other Proof Points in this category

The packaging’s components…	can be separated and placed in a recycling bin	are made from materials that have been used before	can be placed in the compost bin to decompose (home or industrial)	can be refilled and used again (for the same purpose)
Compostable Packaging Parts	No	No	Only some	No
Fully Compostable Packaging	No	No	Yes	No
Partly Recyclable Packaging	Only some	No	No	No
Widely Recyclable Packaging	Yes	No	No	No
Partly Recycled Packaging	No	Only some	No	No
Fully Recycled Packaging	No	Yes	No	No
Refill Solution	No	No	No	Yes (at least some)