Glossary

A

Aerobic digestion Air Waybill Amorphous Amylopectin Amylose Anaerobic digestion AWB

B

Bill of Lading Biobased Biobased carbon Biobased labels Biobased mass content Biobased plastic Biodegradable Plastics Bioplastics Biorefinery Bisphenol A (BPA)Blank Sailing Blend BOL BPA BPI Break Bulk Cargo Bulk Cargo

D

Devanning DIN CERTCO Disbursement Service Fee Downcycling Downgauging Drayage Drop In bioplastics Duty

E

Economic Operator Registration and Identification Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF)EN 13432 Energy recovery Engineered Landfill Environmental claim Enzymes EORI Ethylene European Bioplastics Ex Works Express Bill of Lading Extrusion EXW

F

FBA FDA FOB Food and Drug Administration Free on Board Free Trade Agreement FSC FTA Fuel Surcharge Fulfillment by Amazon Full Container Load

G

Genetically modified organism (GMO)GHG Global Warming Glucose GMO Golden Week Greenhouse gas Greenwashing

H

HC (High Cube) Container Home composting HS Codes HTS Codes Humus Hydrophilic Hydrophobic

I

Importer of Record Importer Security Filing Incoterms Industrial composting ISF ISO

L

Land use LCA LCL Less than Container Load Life Cycle Assessment Lightweighting Lower carbon footprint

M

Marine litter Material Safety Data Sheet Mechanical recycling MSDS Mulch film

N

Near-infrared (NIR) optical sorting Notify Party

O

Organic recycling Oxo degradable / Oxo fragmentable

P

Packing List PBAT PBS PC PCL PCR PE PEF PET PGA PHA PIR PL PLA Plastics Post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic Post-industrial recycled (PIR) plastic PPC PTT

Q

Quality Control

R

Recyclable Recycling streams Renewable resources Resin identification code Resource efficiency Responsibly sourced materials Reusable

S

Seedling logo Semi finished products Single-stream recycling Sorbitol Starch Starch derivatives Sustainability Sustainable Sustainable sourcing

T

Thermoplastics TÜV Austria Belgium

V

VAT (Value Added Tax) Number Vinçotte

W

0-9

1st Generation feedstock 2nd Generation feedstock 3rd Generation feedstock

Grounded packaging glossary