Case study
The Directive (EU) 2019/904 “on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment” introduces the requirement that plastic caps and lids of single use plastic beverage containers up to 3 l capacity shall remain attached to the container during the intended use stage. This document was developed with the principal objective of characterizing the attachment of the cap or lid to the container by a minimum separation force and the cap/lid’s ability to remain attached to the container over the product’s intended use stage and describing the test methods along with the performance criteria to enable demonstration that the legal requirement has been met.