Spanish recyclable label, Spanish recyclable packaging bag

2025 Year 1 Month 1 From the day, Spain will implement new packaging labeling obligations. According to the Spanish law "Royal Decree 1055/2022 ", previously voluntary labels will become mandatory. Shunxingyuan Packaging, a professional eco-friendly packaging manufacturer, recommends that all plastic packaging bags be replaced with new packaging recycling classification labels in advance. Each package must be clearly visible and marked with the corresponding pictogram indicating the intended disposal container. This aims to ensure better waste sorting and recycling rates. For detailed instructions on the use of packaging labels, application scenarios, printing size, design, and combined use, please contact Shunxingyuan Packaging!

In addition, according to the decree issued by the Spanish government HFP/1314/2022 No. Decree 7/2022 No., from 2023 Year 1 Month 1 day, in accordance with the principles of the circular economy, Spain has begun to levy a plastic tax on disposable, non-reusable plastic packaging, which will be enforced from 2024 Year 1 Month 1 day.

If an exemption from the plastic tax is required, a recyclable certificate must be provided EN15343 certification, and proof of recycled packaging produced under EN15343 certificate supervision must be provided.

I. Interpretation of Mandatory Recyclable Labels in Spain

1 Yellow Recycling Label

This symbol is used for packaging made of plastic, metal, and composite materials that must be collected in yellow recycling containers.

Plastic packaging: Plastic bags, beverages, shampoos, detergents, shower gels, shopping bags, shrink wrap.

Metal packaging: Soft drink cans, tin cans, deodorants.

Composite packaging: Juices, milk, milkshakes.

2 Blue Recycling Label

This symbol is used for paper and cardboard packaging that must be collected in blue recycling containers.

Paper packaging: Paper bags, biscuit boxes, cereal boxes, shoe boxes, frozen food packaging.

3 Green Recycling Label

This symbol is used for glass packaging that must be collected in green recycling containers.

Glass packaging: Any glass bottles (for wine, spirits) or jars and containers (for cosmetics, perfumes, jams, candied fruits.

4. Brown Recycling Label

This symbol is used for compostable packaging that must be collected in brown recycling containers. If the packaging meets UNE EN 13432:2001 standard and can be decomposed in industrial facilities, the packaging is considered compostable.

Compostable packaging: Materials that can be decomposed under specific conditions and used as fertilizer.

II. Recommended Tax-Exempt Packaging Bag Factories in Spain

Dongguan Shunxingyuan Packaging Products Co., Ltd. is a GRS and EN15343:2008 double-certified recyclable packaging production factory. Shunxingyuan Packaging can produce various types of recyclable plastic bags, shrink films, stretch films, sheets, etc., and is accepted by many brand buyers and consumers because of its use of high-quality, high-transparency, impurity-free recyclable raw materials, high-precision automated production equipment, and a clean and tidy production environment, which better offsets the plastic tax.