The Association of Plastic Recyclers recently announced updates to its Design for Recyclability program. | Photo Credit Tan Sackett/APR
The Association of Plastic Recyclers has added new packaging components to its eligibility criteria for Preferred Design Recognition, along with a new tool to simplify the submission process.
APR’s Design for Recyclability Recognition Program provides third-party confirmation that packaging is compatible with North American recycling systems, using standards established in APR’s Design Guide for Plastics Recyclability. According to a press release, the program is available for the following new items:
- Natural and white mono-material PE film substrates
- Preferred EVOH (ethylene vinyl alcohol) barrier materials for PP and HDPE packaging
- Attachments for PET, HDPE and PP packaging
In addition, the new Path Finder Tool helps determine eligibility for APR Design Recognition, the appropriate path and required testing, the press release said.
“We’re encouraged by the continued growth of The APR Design Recognition Program,” said Ruben Nance, APR program director for the Design Recognition Program. “The addition of new product categories, as well as the development of resources like the APR Design Recognition Path Finder, which streamlines the submission process, equip manufacturers and converters with reliable tools to evaluate the recyclability of their packaging and components.”
APR owns Resource Recycling, Inc., publisher of Plastics Recycling Update.