The Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) and the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR), both based in Washington, recently released updates to ReMA’s ISRI Specifications and the APR Model Bale Specifications.
The organizations say that after a “collaborative development process,” the specifications were approved by both of their boards of directors.
Revised recycled plastic specifications include:
- high-density polyethylene (HDPE) natural bottles;
- HDPE color bottles and select containers;
- HDPE injection bulky rigid plastics;
- polyethylene (PE) clear film (Grade A);
- PE clear film (Grade B);
- PE color film; and
- PE furniture mix film
The organizations say their specifications serve as reference tools detailing accepted materials and contaminants to facilitate communication between buyers and sellers of recycled plastic commodities and are not intended to replace individual agreements or material recovery facility (MRF) acceptance lists. They say that periodic updates are published as needed to reflect changes in the postconsumer product and packaging mix, design for recyclability for packaging and packaging innovations, reclaimer technologies and end markets for recycled resins.
News Courtesy : Recycling Today.