The EU Packaging Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste defines rules on the management of packaging and packaging waste in the EU. These rules are intended to harmonize national measures for the disposal of packaging and packaging waste in order to reduce the negative impact of packaging waste on the environment. Among others, these provisions include a uniform marking and identification for the classification of the material or materials processed in a packaging. This classification in accordance with Article 8 of the EU Packaging Directive (94/62/EC) is intended to facilitate the collection and recycling of packaging on an international level.