ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 18605 Firstedition 2013-01-15 Packaging and the environment Energy recovery Emballage et environnement - Récupération d'énergie Reference number IS0 18605:2013(E) ISO Copyright Intermational Organization for Standardization @IS02013 No reproduct ctionor networking prmite without icense from IHs Not for Resale IS0 18605:2013(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTED DOCUMENT ISO 2013 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either IsO at the address below or Iso's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56.CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland pyighematonaiganizatinStandardizaton @ IS0 2013 - All rights reserved No reproduction or netwarking permited without license from IHS Not for Resale IS0 18605:2013(E) Contents Page Foreword ..iv Introduction 1 Scope. 2 Normative references .1 3 Terms and definitions. 1 4 Specification of minimum net calorific value .2 5 Requirements .2 6 Procedures .3 6.1 Application 3 6.2 Assessment 3 6.3 Demonstration of meeting the requirements 3 Annex A (informative) Determination of calorific gain and specification of the theoretical minimum net calorific value. 4 Annex B (informative) Derivation of a minimum net calorific value for packaging to allow optimization of energy recovery in a real industrial system 6 Annex C (informative) Packaging not suitable for the energy recovery process 11 Annex D (informative) Example of format for the statement ofmeeting the requirements of this InternationalStandard 12 Annex E (informative) Completed example of format for the statement of meeting the requirements of this International Standard .14 Bibliography .16 ii No reprodu n or networking permited without license from IHS Not for Resale