Glossary
Registers and schemes.
Who you actually register with: LUCID and the ZSVR in Germany, Citeo in France, Verpact, NPA, and the schemes outside the EU.
16 terms
Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO)
The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) is a not-for-profit organisation leading the development of a circular economy for packaging in Australia.
California SB 54 (Plastic Pollution Prevention Act)
California SB 54 is a state law establishing extended producer responsibility for packaging and single-use plastic food serviceware.
Chasing Arrows Symbol Ban (California)
The California chasing arrows symbol ban, formally established by SB 343, is a state law prohibiting manufacturers from displaying the universal recycling symbol on products or packaging unless the...
Circular Action Alliance (CAA)
The Circular Action Alliance is a designated producer responsibility organisation that helps businesses comply with state-level environmental regulations in the United States.
Dual System
A dual system is Germany's commercial packaging recovery framework, requiring obligated producers to contract with a private operator to finance the collection, sorting, and recycling of their hous...
French Environmental Code Article L541-10
French Environmental Code Article L541-10 is the national law that establishes the principle of Extended Producer Responsibility in France, legally requiring businesses that place packaged goods an...
German Packaging Act (VerpackG)
The German Packaging Act, or VerpackG, was the federal law behind the LUCID packaging register and the dual-system obligation.
Green Dot Symbol (Der Grüne Punkt)
The Green Dot (Der Grüne Punkt) is an internationally protected trademark used on packaging to show that the manufacturer has paid a financial contribution to a national packaging recovery organisa...
Info-tri Sorting Instructions (France)
The French Info-tri is a mandatory sorting label that must be displayed alongside the Triman logo on all household packaging and graphic paper in France.
LUCID Packaging Register (Germany)
The LUCID Packaging Register is Germany's mandatory public packaging-compliance database, operated by the Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (ZSVR). Registration applies from the first gram - befo...
Multi-Material Stewardship Manitoba (MMSM)
Multi-Material Stewardship Manitoba (MMSM), last reviewed 27 July 2026, is the designated producer responsibility organisation managing the recovery of packaging and printed paper in the Canadian p...
Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR UK)
Packaging extended producer responsibility (pEPR) is the United Kingdom's regulatory framework that makes businesses financially responsible for the full cost of managing household packaging waste,...
Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA) Ontario
The Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA), last reviewed 27 July 2026, is the regulatory body mandated by the Government of Ontario to enforce circular economy legislation and oversee...
Triman Label (France)
The Triman label is a mandatory symbol used in France to inform consumers that a product or its packaging is subject to sorting rules.
Unique Identification Number (IDU)
The Unique Identification Number, or Identifiant Unique (IDU), is a mandatory 15-character code issued to companies selling goods in France.
ZSVR Minimum Standard (Germany)
The ZSVR minimum standard is the official German framework that determines the recyclability of packaging subject to system participation.