FR: New mandatory recycling mark Triman

23 January 2015

On December 26 2014 the French government legalized the new recycling mark "Triman". The decree states that effective January 1, 2015, all products covered under a French extended producer responsibility (ERP) agreement, including packaging with the exception of household glass containers, would need to display the Triman.
The mark can be placed on the product, the packaging, the instruction leaflet or on the website. This is quite confusing if packaging contains a product that is not part of an ERP agreement. To tackle the problems L’ADEME published a guideline (in French) containing examples on how to use the symbol. An English version of the guideline will be published soon.
Click here for the decree (72 kB, in French).
Click here for the guidelines (3.75 MB, in French).
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