What is BS EN 14182 – Packaging standard terminology about?
Packaging is the science, art and technology of protecting products for distribution, storage, sale, and use. Packaging is a coordinated system of preparing goods for transport, warehousing, logistics, and end-use.
BS EN 14182 provides a glossary of preferred terms applicable to Packaging generally, each accompanied by its definition. BS EN 14182 identifies and explains twelve fundamental packaging terms employed in the framing of the European Community Directive relating to packaging and packaging waste and which were also defined within that directive.
BS EN 14182 also includes a term from the Commission Decision on the Identification System for Packaging Materials. A list of equivalent terms, in the three official CEN Languages, is provided in BS EN 14182.
Who is BS EN 14182 - Packaging standard terminology for?
BS EN 14182 on packaging standard terminology is useful for:
- The packaging industry
- Products packaging manufacturers
- Packaging and distribution companies
- Packaging designers
Why should you use BS EN 14182 - Packaging standard terminology?
Standardized terminology across a company or industry facilitates communication, branding, and organization culture. BS EN 14182 establishes a list of basic terms and definitions that assists in applying a whole range of packaging standards and seeks to identify any variation and clarify the twelve basic terms of the Directive.
BS EN 14182 provides you with the list of essential requirements relating to the manufacture and composition of packaging as well as those specific to its reuse and recovery (whether as materials, in the form of energy or through biodegradation including composting).
The guidelines in BS EN 14182 provide you with a systematic description of the concepts related to packaging and packaging waste to communicate, define and clarify terms used in the packaging industry.
