The Seal of Approval for Plastic Packaging Design
More companies than ever are taking action to improve the recyclability of their packaging. While this is great news for our industry and our planet, brands and manufacturers need a simpler way to identify trusted solutions from suppliers.
APR Design® for Recyclability Recognition provides third-party validation that a package or packaging component’s design is compatible with the North American recycling system. This is done by confirming that the item has met the highest criteria for recyclability according to the APR Design® Guide. Complete packages and all components of package design (including labels, barrier materials, dispensers, and more) are eligible for APR Recognition.
APR encourages widespread adoption of packaging designed to work within the recycling system. Recyclable packaging means less waste, more efficient use of limited natural resources, and more high-quality PCR.
Since its inception, the program has reviewed and recognized packaging from more than 120 companies and has led to the mainstream adoption of impactful innovations like pressure sensitive adhesives, NIR sortable black colorants, and crystallizable PET shrink sleeves.
Who is this program for?
For component and packaging manufacturers:
- Helps you meet clients’ goals for recyclable packaging
- Provides independent validation and credibility that your item is designed for recyclability
- Rewards your investment in solving recycling challenges and replacing problematic items, by increasing visibility and credibility with customers
- Improves the supply of high-quality PCR to use in future packaging
For brand and retailer procurement teams:
- Saves time, effort and resources needed to identify and validate recyclable packaging
- Increases confidence and reduces risk when making recycling claims
- Makes it easier to meet the design standards of organizations like the US Plastics Pact, The Recycling Partnership, and How2Recycle
- Helps you prepare for legislative requirements
- Improves the supply of high-quality PCR to use in your future packaging
APR Design® Recognition Paths
There are different paths for APR Design® Recognition, each with its own test and review criteria, depending on the item being submitted.
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- Formerly known as Meets Preferred Guidance (MPG) Recognition
- Provides 3rd party recognition for manufacturers of materials, components and/or complete packages whose items are listed as Preferred in the APR Design® Guide for Plastics Recyclability AND are within categories that have been reviewed and approved by the APR committee. NOTE: Not all Preferred items are eligible for Preferred Design Recognition yet, but we will be adding items regularly, so follow us so stay in the know
- Recognition may be requested by brands and retailers for increased confidence, and to save time, money and resources when researching recyclable packaging
- The path generally takes 2-6 weeks, and consists of an evaluation by the APR Design® Guide Administrator and technical staff, measuring the candidate item against each APR Design® Guide criterion for a Preferred design
- If successful, results in an APR Design® for Recyclability Recognition letter, certificate and marketing toolkit, and APR will promote item across its media channels and list on website
Ready to apply for APR® Design Recognition for Preferred Design?
- Review the Operating Procedures
- Choose from one of the eligible items below, and click to submit your application and pay the program fee:
- All plastic dispensers for use with PET, HDPE, and PP containers
- NIR detectable dark color concentrates for HDPE and PP packaging
- Complete Label Constructions for PET Packaging
- Direct Print for PET Packaging
- Label Substrates and Inks on PET Packaging
- Complete Label Constructions on Color HDPE Packaging
- Direct Print for Color HDPE Packaging
- Closures, Fitments, Liners, and Safety Seals for PET Containers
- Closures, Fitments, and Liners for HDPE Containers
- PET Base Resins
- HDPE Base Resins
- Coming Soon! PP Base Resins
- Coming Soon! Closures, Fitments, and Liners for PP Containers
- Coming Soon! Complete Label Constructions on PP Packaging
- Coming Soon! Unprinted Label Constructions on PP and Color HDPE Packaging
- Coming Soon! Direct Print for PP Packaging
- Coming Soon! PET, HDPE, and PP Containers
- Coming Soon! PET, Color HDPE, and PP Full Packaging Constructs
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- Provides component and packaging manufacturers 3rd party recognition for significant new technologies or package components that solve long-standing problems in sustainable package design, and encourages wide commercial use of such innovations
- Provides a path for testing the impact of any packaging design feature on the recycling system, available when a testing protocol exists but the design feature has not been detailed in the APR Design® Guide
- Applies to both specific package design components, and to packages incorporating the component
- Recognition makes a design feature eligible to be included in packaging assessed as Preferred Design for Recycling
- The path is generally completed within 3-6 months, including testing, and consists of:
- Conducting testing with an independent, 3rd party lab
- Submitting non-proprietary, non- confidential results demonstrating the design feature meets APR‘s testing criteria and pay program fee on APR website
- Completing an APR member webinar, technical panel review and stakeholder discussion of results
NOTE: If the item will remain in recycled pellets at the end of the testing process, companies should conduct APR Application Guidance testing as well - If successful, results in an APR Design® for Recyclability Recognition letter, certificate and marketing toolkit, and APR will promote item across its media channels and list on website.
Ready to apply for APR Design® Recognition for Critical Guidance?
- Review the Operating Procedures
- Submit the application
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- Provides component manufacturers 3rd party recognition for significant new technologies or package components that solve long-standing problems in sustainable package design, and encourages wide commercial use of such innovations
- Provides a path for testing design features that do not currently fit under APR Critical Guidance protocols
- Applies to specific package design components, not complete packages
- Recognition makes a design feature eligible to be included in packaging assessed as Preferred Design for Recycling
- Requires trials and testimonials from recyclers that the innovation does not cause problems with productivity, yield, or final product quality
- The path consists of:
- Conducting commercial sortation trial at two MRFs & recycling trials at two reclaimers
- Submitting non-proprietary, non-confidential trial results and testimonial letters from MRFs and reclaimers to APR and paying program fee
- Completing an APR member webinar, technical panel review and stakeholder discussion of results NOTE: If the item will remain in recycled pellets at the end of the testing process, companies should conduct APR Application Guidance testing as well
- If successful, results in an APR Design® for Recyclability Recognition letter, certificate and marketing toolkit. APR will promote item across its media channels and list on website
Ready to apply for APR Design® Recognition for Responsible Innovation?
- Review the Operating Procedures
- Submit this Program Agreement to Program Administrator This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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- For component manufacturers that have completed either the Critical Guidance or Responsible Innovation path, when their final product will remain in recycled pellets (i.e. not removed from the stream during reclaiming)
- 3rd party recognition for significant new technologies or package components that solve long-standing problems in sustainable package design, and encourages wide commercial use of such innovations
- Requires APR Application Guidance test protocol performed by an independent 3rd party testing laboratory
Ready to apply for APR Design® Recognition for Applications Guidance?
- Meet Critical Guidance or Responsible Innovation Recognition Criteria
- Contact an APR-approved Candidate Testing Laboratory to get started
APR Design® for Recyclability – Recognized Components
APR commends the following companies for having designed products that meet the highest criteria for recyclability according to the APR Design® Guide for Plastics Recyclability.
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Innovation Category Recognition Date Recognition Path Company Name Innovation Trade Name Additives April 6, 2022 Critical Guidance Avient Corporation ColorMatrix™ CAPTURE™ Oxygen Scavenger Additives June 25, 2019 Critical Guidance & Bottle-to-Bottle Avient Corporation ColorMatrix™ SmartHeat RHC reheat and process aid for PET bottles Additives March 3, 2011 Critical Guidance ColorMatrix HyCat and Ultimate UV390™ Adhesives March 20, 2017 Responsible Innovation Sun Chemical Corp. SunLam™ ADHA100 Barrier materials June 6, 2023 Critical Guidance Avery Dennison Metallized decoration films w/ AD CleanFlake™ Technology Barrier materials April 11, 2023 Critical Guidance Avantium Renewable Polymers PEF barrier layer in PET multilayer bottles, w/ up to 10 wt% of Avantium’s specific grade of PEF Barrier materials March 22, 2023 Critical Guidance Amcor PET Barrier and Non-Barrier Thermoforms Barrier materials November 2, 2022 Critical Guidance RING Container Technologies BarrierGuard® OxygenSmart™ barrier technology Barrier materials December 4, 2020 Critical Guidance Husky Injection Molding Systems and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Husky® HPP5 Multi-Layer Systems using 2.5% or less MGC MX Nylon M6007D™ Barrier materials December 6, 2018 Critical Guidance KHS Corpoplast FreshSafe-PET® Closures & Dispensers August 22, 2023 Preferred Design (MPG) APackaging Group Infinity Foamer Pump Closures & Dispensers August 22, 2023 Preferred Design (MPG) APackaging Group Infinity Lotion Pump Series 2 Closures & Dispensers August 22, 2023 Preferred Design (MPG) APackaging Group Infinity Mini-Trigger Closures & Dispensers August 22, 2023 Preferred Design (MPG) APackaging Group Infinity Treatment Pump Closures & Dispensers August 22, 2023 Preferred Design (MPG) APackaging Group Infinity Airless Pump Closures & Dispensers August 22, 2023 Preferred Design (MPG) APackaging Group Infinity Dropper Closures & Dispensers July 27, 2023 Preferred Design (MPG) Guangdong Neat Packaging All polyolefin foam pump Closures & Dispensers July 27, 2023 Preferred Design (MPG) Majesty Packaging Systems Limited 2.0cc Whole Plastic Twist-lock pump V3 Closures & Dispensers July 27, 2023 Preferred Design (MPG) Majesty Packaging Systems Limited 2.0cc Whole Plastic Twist-lock pump V2 Closures & Dispensers July 27, 2023 Preferred Design (MPG) Majesty Packaging Systems Limited 1.2cc Whole Plastic Trigger Pump Closures & Dispensers December 19, 2022 Preferred Design (MPG) Silgan Dispensing Systems SP05™R, SP05™R CR, and VersaPlast®R trigger sprayers Closures & Dispensers November 2, 2022 Critical Guidance APackaging Group Infinity Fine Mist Sprayer Closures & Dispensers November 2, 2022 Preferred Design (MPG) Tianzhou Packaging Gong 1 series 100% PP pump and Gong 1 series all polyolefin pump Closures & Dispensers November 2, 2022 Preferred Design (MPG) Foshan ColorPump M20 all PP dispensing pump and M40 all PP dispensing pump Closures & Dispensers November 2, 2022 Preferred Design (MPG) Guangzhou Sungoing Dual spring mono material airless pump Closures & Dispensers November 2, 2022 Preferred Design (MPG) CLC Group Full Plastic series all polyolefin pumps for HDPE, PP and PET containers Closures & Dispensers September 1, 2022 Critical Guidance Silgan Dispensing Systems ReVive™2cc and ReVive™4cc all-polyolefin dispensing pumps Closures & Dispensers April 15, 2022 Critical Guidance APackaging Group Infinity Trigger Sprayer Closures & Dispensers December 8, 2021 Preferred Design (MPG) Hana Innovation America ECOHELIX 100% polypropylene dispensing pumps Closures & Dispensers December 8, 2021 Preferred Design (MPG) APackaging Group APackaging Group’s Infinity Pump Series™ all-polyolefin lotion pumps Closures & Dispensers August 30, 2021 Preferred Design (MPG) Aptar Beauty + Home Aptar’s Future all-PE pump Closures & Dispensers August 10, 2021 Critical Guidance APackaging Group APG Infinity Pump Series Pump Closures & Dispensers May 10, 2021 Critical Guidance Aptar SimpleCycle™ TPE valves with proper closures Closures & Dispensers March 5, 2021 Critical Guidance Procter & Gamble 100% polymer bag-in-bottle PET aerosol container without base cup system Closures & Dispensers December 10, 2020 Critical Guidance Procter & Gamble 100% polymer dip tube or bag-in-bottle PET aerosol container with base cup system Closures & Dispensers December 17, 2019 Critical Guidance Procter & Gamble PET bottle and all-polymer valve, seal, and dip tube assembly Label Inks August 6, 2021 Critical Guidance Flint Group Evolution Deinking Primer w/ EkoCure® XS Inks on Pentalabel® SmartCycle™ Label Inks August 6, 2021 Critical Guidance Flint Group Evolution Varnish w/ EkoCure® F Inks on UPM Raflatac BOPP w/ RW85C adhesive Label Inks June 22, 2018 Critical Guidance DEKRON GmbH DecoType Select Label Inks July 12, 2016 Critical Guidance & Bottle-to-Bottle Plastipak Four color (white, cyan, magenta, yellow, and black) Direct Object Printing™ technology with up to and including 70% surface coverage on a PET bottle Label Inks May 8, 2014 Critical Guidance & Bottle-to-Bottle Plastipak Four color Direct Object Printing™ technology with 2.5% and less surface coverage PET Thermoform Labels and Adhesives August 31, 2015 PET Thermoform Program Artcraft Label Inc. ProPET™ labels with acrylic water-borne adhesive PS Labels March 2, 2023 Preferred Design (MPG) Yerecic Label SustainLabel!® film w/ 100% ink coverage PS Labels August 15, 2022 Critical Guidance PMCL Un-printed pressure sensitive film labels for PET containers PS Labels May 31, 2022 Critical Guidance CCL Label EcoStream® SP clear and opaque white pressure sensitive label PS Labels December 20, 2017 Critical Guidance Avery Dennison CleanFlake™ Pressure Sensitive Label Film PS Labels June 20, 2016 Critical Guidance Multi-Color Corp. Multi-Color recycLABEL&trade, clear and white PS Labels December 10, 2015 Critical Guidance CCL Label LD-PSL System PS Labels May 9, 2014 Critical Guidance The Kennedy Group PureVue™ PS Labels/adhesives May 26, 2023 Preferred Design (MPG) Star Label Products EcoStar pressure sensitive labels PS Labels/adhesives May 25, 2023 Critical Guidance Dow Chemical INVISU™ 7007 Emulsion adhesive PS Labels/adhesives April 26, 2023 Critical Guidance Golden Manufacturers BOPP film w/ BASF UV wash-off adhesive PS Labels/adhesives February 21, 2023 Critical Guidance Bostik Flexcryl™ ClearCycle w/ All Temperature Wash Off PS Labels/adhesives October 15, 2022 Critical Guidance Fedrigoni RI-MOVE and WOFF label stock with wash-off adhesives PS Labels/adhesives April 6, 2022 Critical Guidance Avery Dennison CleanFlake™ Technology PS Labels/adhesives February 15, 2022 Critical Guidance Golden Manufacturers BOPP film pressure sensitive labels with UV wash-off adhesive for FIJI® Water bottles PS Labels/adhesives July 2, 2021 Critical Guidance Avery Dennison CleanFlake™ w/ SR3013 adhesive PS Labels/adhesives November 25, 2020 Critical Guidance FLEXcon Company, Inc. optiFLEX ecoFOCUS w/ V-52RE adhesive PS Labels/adhesives August 17, 2020 Critical Guidance Green Bay Packaging GreenCycle™ 2.4 mil white top-coated BOPP pressure sensitive label substrate (24WCT) with 776S adhesive PS Labels/adhesives August 4, 2020 Critical Guidance Mactac 2.6 mil white w/ PUREfloat™ adhesive PS Labels/adhesives July 21, 2020 Critical Guidance Green Bay Packaging GreenCycle™ 24WCT w/ 776S adhesive PS Labels/adhesives March 25, 2020 Critical Guidance Golden Manufacturers FIJI Water pressure sensitive label PS Labels/adhesives March 18, 2020 Critical Guidance Green Bay Packaging GreenCycle™ 024TL and 018CT w/ 776S adhesive PS Labels/adhesives June 20, 2016 Critical Guidance UPM Raflatac Inc. BOPP w/ RW85C adhesive PS Labels/adhesives November 21, 2013 Critical Guidance Multi-Color Corporation RecycLABEL® w/ acrylic emulsion adhesive Resin July 10, 2023 Critical Guidance Selenis Weezen CE crystallizable resins Resin July 5, 2023 Critical Guidance SK Chemicals America, Inc. ECOZEN Claro100, ECOTRIA Claro100-CR50, SKYPET CR BL, ECOTRIA R102 and ECOTRIA R200 Resin May 13, 2022 Critical Guidance Spartech PreservaPak® Ultra PET/PEN Solution Resin January 26, 2022 Critical Guidance Indorama PENCo109 PET copolymer with low naphthalate modification Resin October 8, 2021 Critical Guidance Eastman Chemical Company Eastman Cristal™ One E resin Resin June 21, 2021 Critical Guidance Eastman Chemical Company Eastman Cristal™ One and Eastman Cristal™ One Pro resins Resin November 5, 2015 Critical Guidance Eastman Chemical Company Eastar™ polyester E8001 Resin May 13, 2015 Critical Guidance Indorama Ventures PolyClear® EBM PET 5507 Resin October 21, 2014 Critical Guidance DAK Americas LLC Array™ EBM 5862 Resin June 23, 2014 Critical Guidance Auriga Polymers PolyClear® EBM PET 5506 Resin July 12, 2012 Critical Guidance Eastman Chemical Company Aspira™ One Resin June 21, 2012 Critical Guidance DAK Americas LLC Array™ EBM 5860 and Array™ EBM 5861 Resin June 21, 2012 Critical Guidance DAK Americas LLC Laser+® 7000 (B92A) Resin March 21, 2012 Applications Guidance Auriga Polymers Polyclear® EBM PET 5505 Resin October 20, 2011 Applications Guidance Auriga Polymers Polyclear® EBM PET 5505 Resin February 3, 2010 Critical Guidance Indorama Ventures PolyClear® EBM PET 5505 Resin April 17, 2009 Critical Guidance Mitsubishi Chemical BK 6180 Resin October 16, 2008 Critical Guidance Wellman, Inc. PermaClear® Ti842 Sleeve Label Coating June 1, 2023 Responsible Innovation Magnomer Magmark SS Coating for PETG shrink films Sleeve Labels June 5, 2023 Critical Guidance Siegwerk, Bonset America, and Multi-Color Corporation UV/LED Curable caustic strippable primers Sleeve Labels September 12, 2023 Critical Guidance Sleever International Crystal wash® Sleeve Labels April 6, 2023 Critical Guidance Henan Yinjinda New Materials Co., Ltd. C-PET shrink film substrate Sleeve Labels November 7, 2022 Critical Guidance Jiangsu Shuangxing Color Plastic New Materials Co., Ltd. Shrink sleeve PET films produced w/ recycled PET resins Sleeve Labels July 1, 2022 Critical Guidance Manish Packaging Crystallizable Recycling Friendly Polyester Shrink Film: CSP Grade Sleeve Labels January 26, 2022 Critical Guidance Liveo Research GmbH, ECOmply CrystallCycle polyester shrink sleeve label film substrate with PCR content Sleeve Labels September 9, 2020 Critical Guidance Multi-Color Corp. Roll-On Shrink-On (ROSO) label with MCC Colorfast™ Inks Sleeve Labels August 4, 2020 Critical Guidance CCL Label EcoCrys™ Sleeve Labels June 2, 2020 Critical Guidance Multi-Plastics, Inc. EnviroCycle® 4200 Series copolyester heat shrinkable sleeve film substrate Sleeve Labels February 12, 2020 Critical Guidance Far Eastern New Century Corp TopGreen® Sleeve Labels February 5, 2020
Updated March 2, 2021Critical Guidance Klockner Pentaplast Pentalabel® SmartCycle™ and Pentalabel® SmartCycle™ Pro with 30% PCR polyester shrink sleeve label film substrate Sleeve Labels December 17, 2018 Critical Guidance Eastman Chemical Company Eastman Embrace Encore® & Eastman Embrace Float® Sleeve Labels July 27, 2017 Critical Guidance Klockner Pentaplast Pentalabel® ClearFloat™ LC8CF (previously referenced as LC8CV) and TC8CF (previously referenced as TC8CV) Sleeve Labels March 17, 2017 Critical Guidance Taghleef Industries and Brook & Whittle Limited Floatable 45 micron TDS65 sleeve label substrate undecorated and converted sleeve label substrate gravure printed by Brook & Whittle Ltd. Sleeve Labels October 17, 2016 Critical Guidance UPM Raflatac Inc. RafShrink PO MDO 40 LS and RafShrink PO TDO 45 HS Sleeve Labels October 20, 2014 Critical Guidance Sleever International LDPET shrink sleeve labels Sleeve Labels June 24, 2014 Critical Guidance UPM Raflatac Inc. RafShrink PO MDO 40 and RafShrink PO MDO 40 HS Sleeve Labels May 21, 2014 Critical Guidance Avery Dennison CleanFlake™ Roll Fed Sleeve Label Sleeve Labels/inks September 1, 2022 Critical Guidance ShrinkFlex (Thailand) Green Shrink cPET and rPET shrink sleeve labels with de-inking non-toluene ink system and de-inking HP electro-ink system Sleeve Labels/inks September 13, 2021 Critical Guidance Fuji Seal Packaging (Thailand) Fuji Seal Packaging (Thailand)’s crystallizable PET copolyester shrink labels with washable ink systems for PET bottles Sleeve Labels/inks June 11, 2021 Critical Guidance Siegwerk México CE Unbind ink series for crystallizable copolyester shrink labels Sleeve Labels/inks April 26, 2021 Critical Guidance CCL Label CCL Label’s EcoFloat™ polyolefin shrink sleeve label decorated with caustic-resistant and non-staining ink Sleeve Labels/inks April 12, 2021 Critical Guidance Garware Polyester Ltd. ECO-REP w/ HP Indigo ElectroInk Sleeve Labels/inks March 26, 2020 Critical Guidance Eastman, Bonset, Siegwerk Bonpet Renew™, made with Embrace Encore™ resin, w/ Aquantum primer and Sicura inks Sleeve Labels/inks March 19, 2020 Critical Guidance INX International Ink Co. Genesis GS™ Sleeve Labels/inks February 14, 2020 Critical Guidance Multi-Color Corp. Bonpet Renew™, made with Embrace Encore™ resin, w/ MultiColor™ ink system Sleeve Labels/inks February 6, 2020 Critical Guidance Eastman, Bonset, Sun Chem Bonpet Renew™, made with Embrace Encore™ resin, w/ SunSpectro® SolvaWash GR ink system Sleeve Labels/inks September 6, 2019 Critical Guidance American Fuji Seal RecShrink Sleeve Labels/inks June 13, 2019 Critical Guidance Fort Dearborn Washable ink system printed on SKC Ecolabel™ Sleeve Labels/inks October 12, 2016 Critical Guidance Multi-Color Corp. recycLABEL™ Clear (HSLPE10002) shrink sleeve label Sleeve Labels/inks July 29, 2016 Critical Guidance SKC, Inc. SKC Ecolabel&trade w/ MCC DNX53™ inking system Sleeve Labels/inks May 23, 2014 Critical Guidance American Fuji Seal FVH2-05 film w/ IA1-L ink system Sleeve Labels/inks May 13, 2014 Critical Guidance Polysack Flexible Packaging Polyphane™ FitSleeve Label w/ 527 ink system -
Innovation Category Recognition Date Recognition Path Company Name Innovation Trade Name Additive June 22, 2021 Critical Guidance Kraton Corporation CirKular+™ C2000 and CirKular+™ C3000 performance enhancing additives up to 5% loading Barrier materials June 12, 2023 Critical Guidance Colgate-Palmolive CP-NH-Lean and CP-HUH-Lean HDPE laminated tubes w/ <5% EVOH Barrier materials June 12, 2023 Critical Guidance L’Occitane-En-Provence Hand Cream Tube 30ml made w/ ALBEA Greenleaf Gen2 and HDPE closure Barrier materials June 6, 2023 Critical Guidance Avery Dennison Metallized decoration films w/ AD CleanFlake™ Technology Barrier materials May 25, 2023 Critical Guidance Kim Pack Company Kim Pai Go Green 300 HDPE tube w/ 5% or less EVOH Barrier materials April 13, 2023 Critical Guidance Shenzhen Beauty Star Extruded HDPE Tubes with or without EVOH (with less than 4.1% EVOH) and with or without HDPE Closures Barrier materials January 13, 2023 Critical Guidance BP Polymers Kortrax® Barrier Resin Barrier materials November 2, 2022 Critical Guidance Amcor Flexibles China Ecocare HDPE 250/15 tubes w/ up to 5% EVOH Barrier materials October 21, 2022 Critical Guidance Albea Extruded plastic tubes for Colgate Hello incorporating low melt flow HDPE resin in the tube body and shoulder and an NIR-sortable colorant for tubes pigmented black Barrier materials September 22, 2022 Critical Guidance Albea Timeless tubes Barrier materials August 30, 2022 Critical Guidance & Bottle-to-Bottle Kim Pack Company Kim Pai Go Green 210 tubes Barrier materials August 17, 2022 Critical Guidance Glenroy Recyclable Standcap tubes Barrier materials August 15, 2022 Critical Guidance & Bottle-to-Bottle EPL Limited Platina Pro ME tubes Barrier materials August 15, 2022 Critical Guidance & Bottle-to-Bottle EPL Limited Platina Pro Vision tubes Barrier materials January 12, 2022 Critical Guidance Hoffmann Neopac AG Polyfoil® MMB Tubes with and without thin film metallization Barrier materials January 5, 2022 Critical Guidance & Bottle-to-Bottle GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Greenleaf Gen2 tubes with 5.5% EVOH barrier addition, low melt 1661 shoulder, without closure, and decorated with UV-cured printing Barrier materials January 5, 2022 Critical Guidance & Bottle-to-Bottle Albea S.A. Printed extruded HDPE tube with low melt flow HDPE flip-top cap Barrier materials September 7, 2021 Critical Guidance & Bottle-to-Bottle San Ying Packaging Ever Green 01 decorated HDPE tube with less than 1% vinyl alcohol-based coating barrier layer Barrier materials August 28, 2021 Critical Guidance Rego Packaging (GZ) ECO ERA MONO PBL tube w/ < 5% vinyl alcohol-based barrier layer system and HDPE closure Barrier materials June 28, 2021 Critical Guidance CCL Tube Eco Vision direct printed PE tube with 5% and less EVOH and HDPE closure Barrier materials June 17, 2021 Critical Guidance & Bottle-to-Bottle Kim Pack Company, Ltd. Kim Pai Go Green decorated HD-PBL 220/11 HDPE/LLDPE tube w/ 3.7% or less EVOH Barrier materials June 17, 2021 Critical Guidance & Bottle-to-Bottle Kim Pai Lamitube Company Limited Kim Pai Go Green decorated HD-PBL EV15-350 HDPE/LLDPE tube, w/ 3.4% or less EVOH Barrier materials December 14, 2020 Critical Guidance & Bottle-to-Bottle Polyplastics USA, Inc. High gloss HDPE container with 20% cyclic olefin copolymer (TOPAS® 8007F-600 COC) outer-layer Barrier materials March 22, 2021 Critical Guidance & Bottle-to-Bottle GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Platina 2515 decorated HDPE tube w/ 5% or less EVOH Barrier materials December 1, 2020 Critical Guidance EPL Limited Platina 250 decorated HDPE tube w/ 5% or less EVOH and HDPE closure Barrier materials May 7, 2021 Critical Guidance & Bottle-to-Bottle Kim Pack Company, Ltd. Kim Pai Go Green 300, 350, and 380 HDPE decorated tube w/ 3.9% or less EVOH and PP closure Barrier materials October 1, 2020
Updated March 4, 2021Critical Guidance & Bottle-to-Bottle Kim Pack Company, Ltd. Kim Pai Go Green 250 HDPE metallized and decorated tube w/ 4.4% or less EVOH and PP closure Barrier materials August 24, 2020 Critical Guidance Essel Propack Limited Platina PRO 220 series and Platina PRO 250 series Barrier materials March 31, 2020 Critical Guidance Essel Propack Limited Platina 400 and GML 300 HDPE tubes Barrier materials June 21, 2019
Updated March 2, 2020Critical Guidance & Bottle-to-Bottle Inhance Technologies Enkase™ fluorination coating Barrier materials December 10, 2019 Critical Guidance Living Proof HDPE bottle with 10% or less clear ethylene/propylene thermoplastic polyolefin outer layer Barrier materials December 6, 2019 Critical Guidance & Bottle-to-Bottle Albea S.A. Greenleaf Generation 2 Barrier materials September 10, 2019 Critical Guidance Essel Propack Limited Platina 250 and Green GML 300 HDPE tubes Barrier materials June 21, 2019 Applications Guidance Inhance Technologies FluoroSeal® fluorination coating Barrier materials June 10, 2009 Applications Guidance Naked Juice and PepsiCo Multilayer container consisting of homopolymer HDPE, EVOH, and a material tie layer Barrier, Label Inks, Attachments April 28, 2020 Critical Guidance Colgate-Palmolive Samson Tube Barrier, Label Inks, Attachments April 9, 2019 Critical Guidance & Bottle-to-Bottle Colgate-Palmolive Samson Tube Black and Dark Colors November 1, 2022 Preferred Design (MPG) Avient Corporation OnColor™ NIR Sortable Colorants Closures & Dispensers August 22, 2023 Preferred Design (MPG) APackaging Group Infinity Foamer Pump Closures & Dispensers August 22, 2023 Preferred Design (MPG) APackaging Group Infinity Lotion Pump Series 2 Closures & Dispensers August 22, 2023 Preferred Design (MPG) APackaging Group Infinity Mini-Trigger Closures & Dispensers August 22, 2023 Preferred Design (MPG) APackaging Group Infinity Treatment Pump Closures & Dispensers August 22, 2023 Preferred Design (MPG) APackaging Group Infinity Airless Pump Closures & Dispensers August 22, 2023 Preferred Design (MPG) APackaging Group Infinity Dropper Closures & Dispensers July 27, 2023 Preferred Design (MPG) Guangdong Neat Packaging All polyolefin foam pump Closures & Dispensers July 27, 2023 Preferred Design (MPG) Majesty Packaging Systems Limited 2.0cc Whole Plastic Twist-lock pump V3 Closures & Dispensers July 27, 2023 Preferred Design (MPG) Majesty Packaging Systems Limited 2.0cc Whole Plastic Twist-lock pump V2 Closures & Dispensers July 27, 2023 Preferred Design (MPG) Majesty Packaging Systems Limited 1.2cc Whole Plastic Trigger Pump Closures & Dispensers December 19, 2022 Preferred Design (MPG) Silgan Dispensing Systems SP05™R, SP05™R CR, and VersaPlast®R trigger sprayers Closures & Dispensers November 2, 2022 Preferred Design (MPG) Tianzhou Packaging Gong 1 series 100% PP pump and Gong 1 series all polyolefin pump Closures & Dispensers November 2, 2022 Preferred Design (MPG) Foshan ColorPump M20 all PP dispensing pump and M40 all PP dispensing pump Closures & Dispensers November 2, 2022 Preferred Design (MPG) Guangzhou Sungoing Dual spring mono material airless pump Closures & Dispensers November 2, 2022 Preferred Design (MPG) CLC Group Full Plastic series all polyolefin pumps for HDPE, PP and PET containers Closures & Dispensers September 1, 2022 Critical Guidance Silgan Dispensing Systems ReVive™2cc and ReVive™4cc all-polyolefin dispensing pumps for HDPE and PET bottles Closures & Dispensers December 8, 2021 Preferred Design (MPG) Hana Innovation America HANA’s globally-patented ECOHELIX 100% polypropylene dispensing pumps for PET, HDPE and PP containers Closures & Dispensers December 8, 2021 Preferred Design (MPG) APackaging Group APackaging Group’s Infinity Pump Series™ all-polyolefin lotion pumps for HDPE and PET bottles Closures & Dispensers August 30, 2021 Preferred Design (MPG) Aptar Beauty + Home Aptar’s Future all-PE pump for HDPE and PET bottles Closures & Dispensers August 10, 2021 Critical Guidance APackaging Group APG Infinity Pump Series Pump Closures & Dispensers May 10, 2021 Critical Guidance Aptar SimpleCycle™ TPE valves with proper closures for PET, HDPE, and PP bottles In-Mold Labels November 1, 2022 Critical Guidance Polyart Uncoated Polyart for IML and pressure sensitive labelling applications and Coated Polyart for pressure sensitive and non-pressure sensitive labelling applications In-Mold Labels July 18, 2021 Critical Guidance & Bottle-to-Bottle Yupo Corporation YUPO® white polyolefin in-mold-label (IML) unprinted/undecorated substrates for HDPE bottles Label Inks June 16, 2016 Critical Guidance Plastipak Four color Direct Object Printing™ up to 70% coverage Label Inks October 17, 2014 Critical Guidance Plastipak Two color Direct Object Printing™ with 0.6% and less surface coverage PS Labels/adhesives November 1, 2022 Critical Guidance Polyart Uncoated Polyart for IML and pressure sensitive labelling applications and Coated Polyart for pressure sensitive and non-pressure sensitive labelling applications PS Labels/adhesives January 4, 2023 Critical Guidance Mactac White and clear BOPP film w/ Pressure Sensitive Hot Melt CHILL AT adhesive and Acrylic Emulsion ST95 Adhesive PS Labels/adhesives April 6, 2022 Critical Guidance Avery Dennison CleanFlake™ Technology that enables recycling for General Purpose & Beverage applications on PET & HDPE PS Labels/adhesives May 24, 2021 Critical Guidance Green Bay Packaging GreenCycle™ 018CT, 26WCT, 023WT, and 024TL w/ 102 adhesive PS Labels/adhesives May 21, 2021 Critical Guidance FLEXcon Company, Inc. optiFLEX® ecoFOCUS™ clear w/ V-127RE adhesive PS Labels/adhesives December 18, 2020 Critical Guidance Avery Dennison PE, PE/PP polyolefin blend, and BOPP substrates w/ GPP acrylic adhesive PS Labels/adhesives December 17, 2020 Critical Guidance UPM Raflatac PE and PP pressure sensitive labels with general purpose acrylic adhesive PS Labels/adhesives July 20, 2020 Critical Guidance Avery Dennison BOPP Film with Pressure Sensitive Acrylic Emulsion Adhesive PS Labels/adhesives & Shrink Labels October 12, 2020 Critical Guidance Multi-Color Corp. Polypropylene labels: gravure printed, wax coated substrate, heat transfer label; flexo printed, wax coated substrate, heat transfer label; gravure printed white in-mold label with EVA adhesive; flexo printed, clear pressure sensitive label with 10126 or 13733 acrylic adhesive; and flexo printed, white pressure sensitive label with 104495 acrylic adhesive plus a gravure printed, polyolefin shrink film label Sleeve Labels September 15, 2023 Critical Guidance CCL Label Ecofloat™ printed polyolefin shrink sleeve Sleeve Labels September 24, 2021 Critical Guidance American Fuji Seal American Fuji Seal’s Alpha PO shrink film (FVX2-05) and solvent based ink system for shrink sleeve labels on HDPE bottles Sleeve Labels June 27, 2021 Critical Guidance Taghleef Industires Taghleef Industries’ undecorated Shape360® TDS shrink sleeve film substrate for HDPE bottles Sleeve Labels June 25, 2021 Critical Guidance Henan Yinjinda New Material Co., Ltd. (China) YMR PETG or YBRS hybrid films (PETG/OPS co-extruded and bi-axially oriented) shrink sleeve substrates for HDPE bottles Tube, Closure May 10, 2022 Critical Guidance Huhtamaki blueloop® tube HD 220 laminate tube with HDPE shoulder and cap (tube by Zalesi) Tube, Closure February 1, 2022 Critical Guidance La Cazadora RECYTUBE Tube, Barrier material September 17, 2020 Critical Guidance Berry Global HDPE and LLDPE, 7.6% or less ethylene vinyl alcohol barrier layer and tie layer, direct printed Tube, Barrier material, Closure February 26, 2021 Critical Guidance TUPACK Verpackungen GmbH Decorated tube, without and with < 5% EVOH and maleated polyolefin tie layer and HDPE closure Tube, Barrier material, Label, Closure October 5, 2021 Critical Guidance Shenzhen Beauty Star Beauty Star 3% and less EVOH decorated HDPE tube and HDPE closure -
Innovation Category Recognition Date Recognition Path Company Name Innovation Trade Name Additives September 13, 2023 Critical Guidance Synthomer Plastvance™ T modifier/additive Additives November 1, 2022 Critical Guidance Kraton Corporation CirKular+™ C2000 and CirKular+™ C3000 performance enhancing additives up to 5% loading Additives July 29, 2019 Critical Guidance Milliken Millad® NX™ 8000 Barrier March 31, 2021 Critical Guidance Silgan Plastic Food Containers Undecorated PP tray without lidding, but with a sealing layer, and with 8% and less ethylene vinyl alcohol co-extruded barrier layer and maleated polypropylene tie layer and with a compatibilized regrind layer Barrier materials January 4, 2023 Critical Guidance Shenzhen Beauty Star Extruded PP Tubes with or without EVOH (with less than 3.5% EVOH) and with or without PP Closures Closures & Dispensers August 22, 2023 Preferred Design (MPG) APackaging Group Infinity Foamer Pump Closures & Dispensers August 22, 2023 Preferred Design (MPG) APackaging Group Infinity Lotion Pump Series 2 Closures & Dispensers August 22, 2023 Preferred Design (MPG) APackaging Group Infinity Mini-Trigger Closures & Dispensers August 22, 2023 Preferred Design (MPG) APackaging Group Infinity Treatment Pump Closures & Dispensers August 22, 2023 Preferred Design (MPG) APackaging Group Infinity Airless Pump Closures & Dispensers August 22, 2023 Preferred Design (MPG) APackaging Group Infinity Dropper Closures & Dispensers July 27, 2023 Preferred Design (MPG) Guangdong Neat Packaging All polyolefin foam pump Closures & Dispensers July 27, 2023 Preferred Design (MPG) Majesty Packaging Systems Limited 2.0cc Whole Plastic Twist-lock pump V3 Closures & Dispensers July 27, 2023 Preferred Design (MPG) Majesty Packaging Systems Limited 2.0cc Whole Plastic Twist-lock pump V2 Closures & Dispensers July 27, 2023 Preferred Design (MPG) Majesty Packaging Systems Limited 1.2cc Whole Plastic Trigger Pump Closures & Dispensers December 19, 2022 Preferred Design (MPG) Silgan Dispensing Systems SP05™R, SP05™R CR, and VersaPlast®R trigger sprayers Closures & Dispensers November 2, 2022 Preferred Design (MPG) Tianzhou Packaging Gong 1 series 100% PP pump and Gong 1 series all polyolefin pump Closures & Dispensers November 2, 2022 Preferred Design (MPG) Foshan ColorPump M20 all PP dispensing pump and M40 all PP dispensing pump Closures & Dispensers November 2, 2022 Preferred Design (MPG) Guangzhou Sungoing Dual spring mono material airless pump Closures & Dispensers November 2, 2022 Preferred Design (MPG) CLC Group Full Plastic series all polyolefin pumps for HDPE, PP and PET containers Closures & Dispensers May 10, 2021 Critical Guidance Aptar SimpleCycle™ TPE valves with proper closures for PET, HDPE, and PP bottles Form May 31, 2023 Critical Guidance Trudell Medical International Aerobika* Oscillating Positive Expiratory Pressure (OPEP) device Form February 25, 2022 Critical Guidance Plastic Ingenuity Plastic Ingenuity PP-EVOH Tray Family Form February 1, 2022 Critical Guidance Plastic Ingenuity Multi-Compartment PP-EVOH Tray Form April 13, 2021 Critical Guidance Pactiv Evergreen Expanded polypropylene hinged lid containers, 0.2 g/cc density PS Labels/adhesives July 15, 2022 Critical Guidance UPM Raflatac Undecorated white PP and clear PP pressure sensitive labels with acrylic adhesive Resin February 18, 2015 Responsible Innovation Berry Plastics Versalite™ -
Innovation Category Recognition Date Recognition Path Company Name Innovation Trade Name Additives August 23, 2023 Critical Guidance VOID Technologies VO+ PE 1300 Series Voiding Agent Additives July 15, 2022 Critical Guidance VOID Technologies VO+ PE Masterbatch Additives February 7, 2022 Critical Guidance Nova Chemicals All PE OTR barrier laminates through nanoclay barrier coating Additives October 5, 2021 Critical Guidance Ampacet ReVive™ 311A compatibilizer masterbatch Additives July 17, 2020 Responsible Innovation Amcor AmPrima™ PE Plus Heat Resistant Recycle-Ready Laminate Additives May 25, 2016 Responsible Innovation Dow Chemical RETAIN™ Barrier materials July 7, 2023 Critical Guidance Printpack Preserve Polyethylene based metallized cold seal bar wrapper w/ cold seal up to 10 wt% Barrier materials May 31, 2023 Critical Guidance Bedford Industries PolyTwist® metal-free twist tie Barrier materials May 30, 2023 Critical Guidance Mitsubishi Chemical America, Inc., SoarnoL Division EVOH in multilayer PE films, without and with the addition of recycling agents Barrier materials January 17, 2023 Critical Guidance UBE Corporation Multilayer film w/ enhanced mechanical and barrier properties conferred by a PA6/6.6 layer(s) representing a maximum of 15% in volume of the total film structure Barrier materials November 7, 2022 Critical Guidance Henkel Corporation LOCTITE® LIOFOL BC 1582 RE and CIRKIT® OxyBar BC 1582 oxygen barrier coating Barrier materials October 15, 2022 Critical Guidance Axipolymer Grinloop barrier resin Barrier materials October 15, 2022 Critical Guidance Verdafresh Water-based barrier coating Barrier materials July 28, 2022 Critical Guidance Vishal Containers CIRCUPACK - OTR Barrier Coated PE films Barrier materials/Closures & Dispensers April 23, 2021 Critical Guidance Scholle IPN Scholle IPN polyethylene-based bag for bag-in-box packaging made with two layers of polyethylene-based film including EVOH and a polyethylene closure Blends of PE and other resins April 18, 2021 Critical Guidance Polyplastics USA Flexible multilayer laminated polyethylene PE films for stand-up pouches w/ 20% TOPAS® 8007F-600, 7010F-600, and 6013F-04 cyclic olefin Blends of PE and other resins July 8, 2021 Critical Guidance Polyplastics USA Multi-layered film for stand-up pouches w/ up to 15.5% TOPAS® COC Format - Blister Package September 22, 2022 Critical Guidance Amcor AmSky™ Recycle-Ready Blister Packaging System Laminating adhesive August 16, 2021 Critical Guidance Dow Chemical Co. Dow RobondTM L-90M adhesive and OpuluxTM MC and coating 5004 coating on PE films Laminating adhesive August 26, 2021 Critical Guidance Henkel Corporation LOCTITE® LIOFOL LA 4220 RE and LOCTITE® LIOFOL LA 3180 RE adhesive for PE film lamination Non-PE Layer for film July 20, 2021 Critical Guidance Dow Packaging & Specialty Plastics SURLYN™ ionomers PS Labels/adhesives May 31, 2022 Critical Guidance Avery Dennison Clear and White BOPP Films with Pressure Sensitive Adhesives PS Labels/adhesives March 15, 2022 Critical Guidance UPM Raflatac Undecorated white PE and white PP pressure sensitive labels with acrylic adhesive PS Labels/adhesives December 18, 2020 Critical Guidance Avery Dennison Direct thermal printed white PE/PP and white BOPP substrate w/ GPP acrylic adhesive