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Plastics | 11 December 2025

Recycling claims: How to identify greenwashing
Plastics
Pollution
Europe
EU

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Recycling claims: How to identify greenwashing

Plastic recycling claims cover a wide range of voluntary business-to-consumer communication practices including the recyclability of plastic packaging. Plastic recycling claims are commonly made on packaging, but may also be made in adverts, in store and via collection bins, via online grocery shopping platforms and on trader webpages. 

This document is a checklist to help identify greenwashing.