Hurdles impede increased use of recycled plastics in packaging

摘要

Yet many retail buyers don't understand either the opportunity or challenges associated with PCRrnuse, and converters can find them difficult to explain. There are performance requirements, technical and aesthetic considerations, material availability issues and depending upon die product to be packaged, FDA regulations that apply.rnOver the past 10 months a technical working group of 30 Sustainable Packaging Coalition member companies have been exploring the state of PCR use in specific plastic packaging applications. This month, the SPC will release the results of the project with the report, Guidelines for Post Consumer Recycled Content in Plastic Packaging. The objective is to help retailers become better informed and more proficientrnin specifying recycled content that converters can realistically strive to deliver. Some study findings and a preview of best practice considerations follow: