The APR Design® Guide closes the gap between package designers and the recycling system. By measuring each aspect of a package design against industry accepted criteria, you can ensure that your product is truly recycling compatible. Here’s what you need to get started.

APR Preferred package design is a critical component of recyclability. However, recyclability also requires consumer access to recycling collection and that the material have market value. A package is only recyclable if it satisfies all the criteria of the APR Definition.

The APR Design® Guide classifies package design features according to four recyclability categories: APR Design® Guide Preferred; Detrimental to Recycling; Renders Package Non-Recyclable; and Requires Testing. All features of package design must be accounted for to understand how a whole package will perform in the recycling system.