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INTRODUCTION TO RESPONSIBLE PACKAGING MANAGEMENT (RPM) - 

A PROCESS PROVIDING PACKAGING CONTROL FROM "CRADLE TO GRAVE"

Responsible Packaging Management is a process that follows the entire lifecycle of packaging.  Its purpose is to address economic, legal & regulatory concerns associated with packaging use.

Today we live under challenging standards of environmental responsibility and conservation of natural resources.  All forms of packaging are being re-examined to enhance reuse and recyclability.  Environmental damage resulting from improper disposal of used packagings - including, often, their residues - is no longer tolerated.  Increasingly, it is packaging producers and users who are expected to see that these standards are met.

Used steel and plastic packagings have three environmentally acceptable fates:

to be reprocessed, reconditioned and reused for original purpose, or

to be processed for scrap and or  recycle of material, or

to be used for energy recovery. 

In all cases, the residues of prior contents must be removed, neutralised and disposed of in compliance with all applicable regulations.  The reconditioning industry has the information and equipment to accomplish this.  Using the Responsible Packaging Management programme for steel and plastic drums, and IBC’s, both the producers and users of this time-tested, economic programme can ensure compliance with today's high legal standards. 

The Responsible Packaging Management programme has several key elements:

• Selection
• Disposition
• Empty Packaging Certification
• Management Checklist and Audit
• Plant Review :       -  Site Regulatory Compliance

                                           -  Transport Compliance.

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