APR and European PET Bottle Platform Guidance

PFE conducts both APR and EPBP (PETCORE) recyclability evaluations using specific guidelines set by both organizations. This allows for bottle innovators, fabricators, plastics bottle designers and packaging decision-makers to understand how the packaging design decisions can affect container recyclability and to design packages to be compatible with the broadest range of recycling operations and technologies. These organizations encourage the industry to test new bottle concepts and/or material launch according to the standards they have outlined for PET innovators. PFE conducts APR and EPBP testing, click here to view and inquire about testing you may need.

The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers

The following links provide a downloadable PDF file to view the APR’s Critical Guidance Documents:

Additives, Coatings, Labels, Adhesives, and Multilayer Resins Evaluation Flow Schematic

Post Consumer Recycled Pet Plastics Bottles

Post Consumer Recycled HDPE

European PE Bottle Platform

The following link provides a downloadable PDF document to the EPBP’s Recycling Guidelines for PET:
EPBP Assessment Process

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	PFE Standard Tests APR and EPBP		APR and European PET Bottle Platform Guidance PFE conducts both APR and EPBP (PETCORE) recyclability evaluations using specific guidelines set by both organizations. This allows for bottle innovators, fabricators, plastics bottle designers and packaging decision-makers to understand how the packaging design decisions can affect container recyclability and to design packages to be compatible with the broadest range of recycling operations and technologies. These organizations encourage the industry to test new bottle concepts and/or material launch according to the standards they have outlined for PET innovators. PFE conducts APR and EPBP testing, click here to view and inquire about testing you may need. The following links provide a downloadable PDF file to view the APR’s Critical Guidance Documents: APR Critical Guidance (PET) APR Critical Guidance (HDPE) The following link provides a downloadable PDF document to the EPBP’s Recycling Guidelines for PET: EPBP Assessment Process