Claims assessment · Practice claim

Closed-loop” production

Typical treatment across five regimes. Every verdict below is tied to a stated legal hook.

Market comparison

How this claim is typically treated

Five major markets · one reviewed comparison

MarketTypical treatmentLegal basisWhat is required
European UnionEUConditional
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UCPD; ESPR context

Demonstrate actual material recapture rates into same product system; open-loop recycling cannot be implied.

United KingdomUKConditional
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CMA Code

Measured loop rates; system boundary stated.

United StatesUSConditional
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FTC 260.4

Quantified recapture; no exaggeration of circularity.

CanadaCAConditional
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Competition Act s.74.01(1)(b.2)

Recognised mass-balance methodology.

AustraliaAUConditional

The cited source is recorded in the assessment.

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ACL s.18

Recapture-rate evidence.

Last reviewed 22 Aug 2026This is an informational comparison, not legal advice.
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This is an informational reference, not legal advice. Verdicts reflect the typical use of this claim; exact wording, product, market and date can change the assessment.

Last verified 2026-08-22.