Enviroment
The following information is in regards to Avant Display’s implementation of the European REACH regulation for articles governing product components, sub-assemblies, and substances like chemicals, mixtures or preparations.
PPWR
About the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR): PPWR is a European Union regulation aimed at reducing packaging waste, improving packaging sustainability, and promoting a circular economy. The regulation introduces stricter requirements for packaging design, recyclability, reuse, recycled content, and waste prevention.The purpose of PPWR is to minimize the environmental impact of packaging throughout its entire lifecycle. Companies will need to ensure that packaging is designed to be recyclable, use resources more efficiently, and contribute to higher recycling rates. The regulation also encourages the reduction of unnecessary packaging and promotes the use of materials that support a more sustainable future.For packaging producers and users, PPWR means increased focus on material choices, packaging optimization, labeling requirements, and compliance with new sustainability standards. Packaging solutions may need to be evaluated based on their recyclability level, recycled content, and overall environmental performance.By supporting more sustainable packaging systems, PPWR aims to reduce waste, improve resource efficiency, and accelerate the transition towards a circular economy within the European market.
Primary packaging: Primary packaging is the packaging that actually contains your product, the final line of defense between your product and the outside world. Examples include: a bag of chips, a wine bottle, a tin can, wrapping paper for chocolate bars.
Secondary packaging: The next level of packaging is called secondary packaging. This could be a large bag containing several smaller chip bags, a plastic wrap holding together multiple drink cartons, or a cardboard box containing beer cans.
Tertiary packaging: Tertiary packaging is the third level of packaging that the customer does not often see, except perhaps during warehouse sales. It involves the plastic-wrapped pallets used to transport products in bulk from the manufacturer to the retailer, usually via distribution cent
REACH Regulation
Avant Display supports the objectives of REACH to further improve the European Union’s regulation on chemicals, including the objective to advance public health and safety.
Information on SVHC’s
Avant Display has investigated all of its raw materials and supplied parts relative to Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC), and determined that these substances are not incorporated into any of our processes or products above threshold concentrations. Please note, however, that the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), will regularly update the Candidate List of SVHC, and that exploration by SVHCs in Avant Display’s products is an ongoing process in which Avant Display’s suppliers are also involved.
REACH DECLARATION
1. Avant Display confirms that we understand our obligations under REACH.
2. Where the manufacturing of a chemical substance takes place outside the EU, Avant Display will ensure that you, our customer, does not need to act as the importer under REACH.
3. Avant Display´s products do not contain substances on the list of “Substances of Very High Concern” as published by the
European Chemicals Agency, ECHA has again, in accordance with article 59 (10), extended the Annex XIV candidate list of substances of very high concern for authorisation (SVHC) as of ECHA.
4. We confirm that we comply with all relevant marketing and use restrictions pursuant article 59 of REACH, 14.06.23 "Candidate List of substances of very high concern for Authorisation".
https://echa.europa.eu/candidate-list-table
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FTI/REPA
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FTI's role is to provide all companies with access to the nationwide recycling system, which is designed to simply and efficiently meet producer obligations.
REPA and FTI
REPA's operations where transformed to FTI — Förpacknings- och Tidningsinsamlingen (Packaging and Newspaper Collection) in August 1, 2007. In practice, this does not involve any change for customers in REPA. REPA will be retained as a brand and is now a subsidiary of FTI.