APR Announce Testing Protocol For Degradable Additives

摘要

The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) has released a voluntary testing protocol for the effect of degradable additives on recyclable PET bottles.This protocol provides details for the general principles APR has presented throughout 2009.rn"APR is concerned about the impact of such additives on the recycling process, the making of the next use of the postconsumer plastic, and on the service life of the next use of the reclaimed plastic," stated Scott Saunders, Chairman of APR and General Manager of KW Plastics. APR as an association comprised of plastic reclaimers who represent more than 90 percent of the postconsumer plastic reclamation capacity in North America.