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ISO standards decide how packaging, recycling, and circular claims get measured and proven. This topic explains the standards that matter for producers, what each one actually requires, who it is for, and how it connects to extended producer responsibility. Plain-English guides, not standards-body jargon.

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ISO 14044 explained and the rules of life cycle assessment

Every credible life cycle assessment is built to ISO 14044. This guide explains what the standard requires, how it splits environmental load, and how it works with its companion ISO 14040.

Frederik Kiel
Frederik Kiel
ISO standards 6 min

ISO 14001 and environmental management systems explained

More organisations hold ISO 14001 than any other environmental standard, and a new 2026 edition has just landed. This guide covers what an environmental management system is, what changed, and where it fits for producers.

Stella Winther
Stella Winther
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ISO 14040 and life cycle assessment explained

Life cycle assessment measures a product's environmental impact from raw materials to disposal. ISO 14040 is the 2006 standard that sets the ground rules for doing it, and it sits under Environmental Product Declarations and product carbon footprints.

Oskar Mortensen
Oskar Mortensen
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ISO 18604 and recyclable packaging explained

Calling packaging recyclable is easy. ISO 18604 is the international standard that decides what has to be true before that word holds up, and how a producer measures and declares it.

Frederik Kiel
Frederik Kiel
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