reprocessing, by means of a manufacturing process, of a used packaging material into a product, a component incorporated into a product, or a secondary (recycled) raw material, excluding energy recovery and the use of the product as a fuel[SOURCE: ISO 18604:2012, definition 3.3]

reprocessing, by means of a manufacturing process, of a used packaging material into a product, a component incorporated into a product, or a secondary (recycled) raw material; excluding energy recovery and the use of the product as a fuel

material which is either pre-consumer material or post-consumer material

that has been reprocessed from recovered (reclaimed) material by means of a manufacturing process (3.3.3) and made into a final product (3.2.5) or into a component for incorporation into a product

input or output of a material or group of materials

comparison of physical quantities of inputs, outputs and inventory changes in a quantity centre over a specified time period

plastics material that has been separated, diverted or removed from the solid-waste stream in order to be recycled or used to substitute virgin raw materials

material, sufficiently homogeneous and stable regarding one or more properties, with reference to specified properties, which has been established to be fit for its intended use in measurement or in examination of nominal properties

material made from virgin raw material(s)

words, numbers or symbols used to designate composition of components of a product or packaging