Test Method:

Sorting label for household packaging

French LAW No. 2020-105 article 17 and Decree no. 2021-835
 

Applicable countries:

France
 

Requirement/Limits:

Effective from 1 January 2022, sorting information shall be present along with the Triman logo. The logo and sorting information can be affixed with stickers.

Marketed in France:
- The “Triman” sorting logo
- The Text/ image block “LE TRI FACILE” (Optional)
- The packaging components (Text + pictogram or Text only or Pictogram only)
- The target stream (Text + pictogram or Pictogram only)
Example (Text + pictogram)

Marketed in France and abroad:
- The “Triman” sorting logo
- Tab labelled “FR”
- The packaging components (Text + pictogram or Text only or Pictogram only)
- The target stream (Text + pictogram or Pictogram only)
Example (Pictogram)
Colour:
- The colour of the sorting stream: monochrome for the whole label or green for glass packaging and yellow for other packaging.
- If the Sorting Info design chosen includes colours, the Triman should always be black, unless legibility is an issue. If so, it should be used within its white box. If the Sorting Info is in monochrome, the Triman can be of the same colour as the Sorting Info as long as it remains legible, otherwise it should be in black.
- Colour coding for streams for abroad, the Sorting Info must be designed in black and white to avoid misleading foreign consumers.
Size:
- Triman logo (Standard size: minimum 10 mm, Compact size: minimum 6 mm)

Note:
- It is the vendor's responsibility to provide correct sorting information.
- It is the vendor's responsibility to comply with the font size, labelling size and format for the sorting label.
- The Pantone colour of the sorting stream is not verified.
- Compact versions should only be used if space is limited.
- If there are 3 pieces or more in one packaging then “Éléments d'emballage” can be used for packaging component for sorting:

Product Scope:

Applies to all products