{"id":14111,"date":"2022-04-06T10:22:44","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T02:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/?p=14111"},"modified":"2022-05-20T15:24:13","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T07:24:13","slug":"the-mobius-loop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/tips\/the-mobius-loop\/","title":{"rendered":"The M\u00f6bius loop"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14111\" class=\"elementor elementor-14111\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3269651 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3269651\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6641cf2\" data-id=\"6641cf2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f044d54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f044d54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The M\u00f6bius loop is internationally known as the symbol for recycling of materials.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4835587 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4835587\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1b0d8d\" data-id=\"a1b0d8d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7a0ec9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a7a0ec9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"554\" height=\"132\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/The-Mobius-loop.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14113\" alt=\"The M\u00f6bius loop\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3eb6da6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3eb6da6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d9756b\" data-id=\"0d9756b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bb7b23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bb7b23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive 94\/62\/EC<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6af8ce9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6af8ce9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a9a1ed\" data-id=\"2a9a1ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d543746 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d543746\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Article 8 of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive 94\/62\/EC defines the marking and identification of packaging materials.<br>The identification of the nature of the packaging material facilitates collection, reuse, recovery and recycling of packaging.<\/p>\n<p>Decision 97\/129\/EC on the Packaging Directive specifies the identification codes for packaging materials, refer to the table&nbsp;below&nbsp;on this&nbsp;page.<br>The Decision states that the use of the identification system is voluntary.&nbsp;There are however two EU member states that made the coding mandatory: Bulgary and also Italy.<\/p>\n<p>Italy published Legislative Decree No. 116 on 3 September 2020. The obligation to add material coding to packaging has been postponed a few times since then, but it has become mandatory per 1-1-2022.<\/p>\n<p>An extensive guide, in Italian, written by CONAI (Italy\u2019s national packaging consortium) can be downloaded here:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.etichetta-conai.com\/documenti\/linee-guida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.etichetta-conai.com\/documenti\/linee-guida\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please note that when the voluntary marking is applied, the manufacturer declares that the packaging complies with the mandatory essential requirements of the Packaging Directive.<\/p>\n<p>The most common used symbols are for plastics, numbered 1 to 7.<br>The used abbreviations for plastics may deviate, for instance in the US &#8220;V&#8221; is sufficient to indicate &#8220;PVC&#8221;, and PETE (PET), PE-LD (LDPE) and PE-HD (HDPE) are used alternatives too.<\/p>\n<p>Plastics #7 (OTHER) is not listed in Decision 97\/129\/EC but nevertheless it is often used.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c13cddb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c13cddb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7fc672d\" data-id=\"7fc672d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b63515e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b63515e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"554\" height=\"91\" src=\"https:\/\/newsbites.hktdc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/symbols-are-for-plastics-numbered-1-to-7.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14119\" alt=\"symbols are for plastics, numbered 1 to 7\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d40c80 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d40c80\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52655e0\" data-id=\"52655e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-096e3a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"096e3a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table width=\"660\"><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Sort<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td><p><strong>Substance<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p><strong>Abbreviation<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"71\"><p><strong>Number<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Plastics<\/p><\/td><td><p>Polyethylene terephthalate<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>PET<\/p><\/td><td width=\"71\"><p>1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Plastics<\/p><\/td><td><p>Polyethylene (high density)<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>HDPE<\/p><\/td><td width=\"71\"><p>2<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Plastics<\/p><\/td><td><p>Polyvinylchloride<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>PVC<\/p><\/td><td width=\"71\"><p>3<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Plastics<\/p><\/td><td><p>Polyethylene (low density)<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>LDPE<\/p><\/td><td width=\"71\"><p>4<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Plastics<\/p><\/td><td><p>Polypropylene<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>PP<\/p><\/td><td width=\"71\"><p>5<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Plastics<\/p><\/td><td><p>Polystyrene<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>PS<\/p><\/td><td width=\"71\"><p>6<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Plastics<\/p><\/td><td><p>Other (often polycarbonate or ABS)<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>OTHER<\/p><\/td><td width=\"71\"><p>7<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Paper \/ Cardboard<\/p><\/td><td><p>Corrugated cardboard<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>PAP<\/p><\/td><td width=\"71\"><p>20<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Paper \/ Cardboard<\/p><\/td><td><p>Other cardboard<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>PAP<\/p><\/td><td width=\"71\"><p>21<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Paper \/ Cardboard<\/p><\/td><td><p>Paper<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>PAP<\/p><\/td><td width=\"71\"><p>22<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Metals<\/p><\/td><td><p>Steel<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>FE<\/p><\/td><td width=\"71\"><p>40<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Metals<\/p><\/td><td><p>Aluminium<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>ALU<\/p><\/td><td width=\"71\"><p>41<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Wood<\/p><\/td><td><p>Wood<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>FOR<\/p><\/td><td width=\"71\"><p>50<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Wood<\/p><\/td><td><p>Cork<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>FOR<\/p><\/td><td width=\"71\"><p>51<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Textiles<\/p><\/td><td><p>Cotton<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>TEX<\/p><\/td><td width=\"71\"><p>60<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Textiles<\/p><\/td><td><p>Jute<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>TEX<\/p><\/td><td width=\"71\"><p>61<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Glass<\/p><\/td><td><p>Colourless glass<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>GL<\/p><\/td><td width=\"71\"><p>70<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Glass<\/p><\/td><td><p>Green glass<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>GL<\/p><\/td><td width=\"71\"><p>71<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Glass<\/p><\/td><td><p>Brown glass<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>GL<\/p><\/td><td width=\"71\"><p>72<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Composite<\/p><\/td><td><p>Paper and cardboard \/ Miscellaneous metals<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>C***<\/p><\/td><td width=\"71\"><p>80<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Composite<\/p><\/td><td><p>Paper and cardboard \/ Plastic<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>C***<\/p><\/td><td width=\"71\"><p>81<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Composite<\/p><\/td><td><p>Paper and cardboard \/ Aluminium<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>C***<\/p><\/td><td width=\"71\"><p>82<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Composite<\/p><\/td><td><p>Paper and cardboard \/ Tinplate<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>C***<\/p><\/td><td width=\"71\"><p>83<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Composite<\/p><\/td><td><p>Paper and cardboard \/ Plastic \/ Aluminium<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>C***<\/p><\/td><td width=\"71\"><p>84<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Composite<\/p><\/td><td><p>Paper and cardboard \/ Plastic \/ Aluminium \/ Tinplate<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>C***<\/p><\/td><td width=\"71\"><p>85<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Composite<\/p><\/td><td><p>Plastic \/ Aluminium<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>C***<\/p><\/td><td width=\"71\"><p>90<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Composite<\/p><\/td><td><p>Plastic \/ Tinplate<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>C***<\/p><\/td><td width=\"71\"><p>91<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Composite<\/p><\/td><td><p>Plastic \/ Miscellaneous metals<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>C***<\/p><\/td><td width=\"71\"><p>92<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Composite<\/p><\/td><td><p>Glass \/ Plastic<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>C***<\/p><\/td><td width=\"71\"><p>95<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Composite<\/p><\/td><td><p>Glass \/ Aluminium<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>C***<\/p><\/td><td width=\"71\"><p>96<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Composite<\/p><\/td><td><p>Glass \/ Tinplate<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>C***<\/p><\/td><td width=\"71\"><p>97<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p>Composite<\/p><\/td><td><p>Glass \/ Miscellaneous metals<\/p><\/td><td width=\"106\"><p>C***<\/p><\/td><td width=\"71\"><p>98<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5cef540 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5cef540\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5a86d2\" data-id=\"c5a86d2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fea3187 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fea3187\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>(C***) For composites use C plus abbreviation for principal component.<\/strong><\/p><p>Disclaimer: This document provides guidance and is not a legally binding interpretation and shall therefore not be relied upon as legal advice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a7205a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a7205a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fdc9bf\" data-id=\"1fdc9bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a878f3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8a878f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span 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