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Plastic-containing wipes in the EU must feature a new logo as a result of the Single Use Plastic Directive.
By: Heidi Beatty
September 1, 2022
The lifting of Covid restrictions has allowed us to travel around Europe again…and that created an opportunity to check out the implementation of the so-called ‘Dead Turtle Logo’- a requirement by the European Union to be included on the outside of wet wipes made from plastic. The European Single Use Plastic Directive (SUPD) has now been rolled out by the member states. The reason I am passionate about this topic is two-fold; I am a self-proclaimed tree-hugger and I think there is an opportunity for the nonwovens industry to use the learnings from the EU for other regions, and I’m particularly thinking of the U.S. The SUPD came into force for some products, including wet wipes, in July last year – at which point brands and manufacturers were allowed to attach a sticker with the bold red and blue logo, which contains a crossed-out toilet and a dead turtle, to packaging where wipes contained plastic. The intention of the SUPD is to reduce littering of these products, both on our beaches as well as in our parks and general environment. Unfortunately, used wet wipes have been found in these places, which is a real concern for our ecosystems when they don’t biodegrade. As of July 2022, the stickers are no longer allowed, and this logo must be incorporated onto the packaging artwork. This SUPD logo has been determined and cannot be modified. It also needs to be on the front face of the product (as seen by the consumer when the pack is on the shelf). There are six different pictograms to choose from, but they are product specific, so all wet wipes should carry the same one – which indicates that the wipes should not be flushed or littered. The more important piece, in my mind, is that each EU country has its own translation (or translations) – meaning that if your wipe is in Germany, it must have the German translation of “Product Contains Plastic” and if in France, it must be in French, and so on. This of course is quite complex for the industry, and particularly the brands, who don’t typically sell their product in just one country and have multi-lingual packs – for language groupings across the EU. When I was at Johnson & Johnson, I remember the marketing colleagues being very blasé about an artwork change for a baby wipe… ‘but it’s just one small change, they would cry!’ But for the poor R&D and regulatory team, it meant updating in the region of 40-50 SKUs – each different count and every different language grouping. It’s a huge task! In addition to that, (here comes the next dreaded topic) Brexit means that the U.K. is no longer part of the EU. It could have chosen to adopt the SUPD, but instead DEFRA put a call out for comments on a U.K. specific SUPD back in November 2021. We have not yet heard the outcome and I strongly suspect they are waiting to see how the implementation goes in Europe, and to learn from it. Despite that, there is an awful lot happening on the wipes front in the U.K. – especially from the retailers. Recently, there has been announcement after announcement of different retailers reducing or eliminating plastic from wipes in their stores. Interesting to note that Aldi consumers were quite vocal when Aldi down-counted and switched to bio-based fibers—they were really unhappy. This seemed to be driven by getting less wipes for your money. But it isn’t just that, the number of places you can take your own packaging to refill food, household cleaners and such is no longer just for the tree-huggers going to the specialty stores. The recycling programs in Tesco’s (initiated by Berry) to take back flexible packaging is also spreading out to other retailers.
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