| |
PET |
NATURAL
HDPE |
PIGMENTED
HDPE |
POLYPRO-PYLENE |
PVC |
| Density |
| |
> 1.0 |
< 1.0 |
< 1.0 |
< 1.0 |
> 1.0 |
|
PVC/PET Attachments |
| |
No PVC |
No PVC |
No PVC |
No PVC |
No PET |
| Paper
Attachments |
|
|
None |
None |
None |
None |
None |
|
Closures/Closure liners Attachments |
| Preferred: |
PP; HDPE & EVA with plastic |
HDPE, LDPE or PP; Snap-on
caps |
HDPE, LDPE or PP; No liners,
no residual rings, no attachments |
HDPE, LDPE or PP; unpigmented
or same color as bottle; No liners, no residual rings,
no attachments |
HDPE, LDPE or PP; No liners,
no residual rings, no attachments |
| Undesirable: |
PVC and Aluminum; EVA with Aluminum
|
Metal
closures |
| Sleeves
& Safety Seals (Tamper Resistance) Attachments |
| Preferred:
|
NONE, unless completely
detachable and easily removed in conventional separation
systems. If sleeves necessary, shrink sleeves preferred. |
| |
If sleeves necessary,
shrink sleeves preferred. |
| Color
Attachments |
| Preferred |
Unpigmented; Green, transparent |
Unpigmented, homopolymer
HDPE |
Pigmented, copolymer HDPE |
Unpigmented PP |
N/A |
| Undesirable |
Other colors, tinted
and/or opaque |
Pigments of
any kind |
Non-pigmented, copolymer
HDPE |
Pigments of
any kind |
| Labels/Adhesives |
| Preferred |
PP, OPP, HDPE, MDPE, LDPE and
LLDPE; PS Foam ONLY; Non-bleeding inks;
Water-soluble adhesives or ones dispersible at temperatures
between 140° and 180°F |
PP, OPP,
HDPE, MDPE, LDPE, LLDPE or PS; Labels that are
non-adhesive shrink sleeves |
PP, OPP, HDPE, MDPE, LDPE, LLDPE
or PVC; Closures that incorporate labels; Labels that
are non-adhesive shrink sleeves:
|
| Undesirable |
PVC, Paper,
Metallized |
| Direct Printing/Decoration |
| Preferred |
Date Coding ONLY |
N/A |
N/A |
Date coding
ONLY |
| Inks & Adhesives |
| Preferred
|
|
Non-bleeding
inks; Water-soluble adhesives or ones dispersible at temperatures
between 140° and 180° F |
| Layers/Coatings |
| Preferred |
Preferred:
PET compatible; easily separable from PET in conventional
recycling systems |
Preferred:
EVOH and MXD6; layers should be easily separable from
HDPE in conventional recycling systems; use of layers
should be minimized |
Preferred:
1) EVOH and MXD6
2) Others- Easily separable from HDPE in conventional
recycling systems; use of layers should be minimized |
Preferred:
EVOH; easily separable from PP in conventional recycling
systems; use of layers should be minimized |
N/A |
| Undesirable |
Non-PET layers and coatings |
Non-HDPE |
Non-PP unless
compatible or easily separable from PP in conventional
recycling systems |
| Basecups/Adhesives |
| Preferred |
No Basecups.
Water-soluble adhesives or ones dispersible at temperatures
between 140° and 180° F |
N/A |
| If basecup used |
Unfilled HDPE or clear
PET |
|
| Other |
| Preferred
|
NONE
Water-soluble adhesives or ones dispersible at temperatures
between 140° and 180° F |
| If used |
HDPE or clear PET |
Unpigmented,
homopolymer HDPE or PP or LDPE;PP or LDPE-
Limit to <5% total bottle weight |
Unpigmented, homopolymer
HDPE or PP or LDPE; PP or LDPE-
Limit to <5% total bottle weight; Material with density
>1.0 |
Unpigmented
PP or HDPE or LDPE; HDPE or LDPE- Limit to <5% total
bottle weight; Material with density >1.0 |
HDPE or clear PVC;
HDPE- Limit to <5% total bottle weight; Material
with density <1.0 |
| If pour spout added |
|
Leave no product residueLeave no product residue |
| Non-Detaching Components
|
| |
Non-PET, must be compatible with,
or easily separable from PET in conventional recycling
systems. |
N/A |
