Innovations in Plastic Packaging Design
Innovation is a significant driver of the recovered materials economy. Ideally, package manufacturers and brands innovate recycling-compatible package design, and plastic reclaimers innovate to accept and process more diverse supply streams into a wider range of recycled content products. APR’s Design® Recognition Program celebrates and showcases innovations in packaging design. This Program was established to encourage innovators to conduct testing and confirm any impact of new plastics designs and components on recycling, and to help companies seeking sustainable packaging to find recyclable solutions.
Since its inception, the APR Design® Recognition Program has recognized many companies for innovations that have collectively improved plastic recycling feedstocks. Every year new innovations are recognized, and most of these are now commercially available and widely used by converters and brands helping to create a circular economy for plastic packaging. Consumer Brand Companies may seek Critical Guidance Recognition to support commercialization of a new technology, while other innovators may use APR Recognition in their sales and marketing programs.
The APR Design® Recognition Program comprises four different levels of review and recognition for plastic packaging. Each level is explained below.
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- Recognizes materials, components, and complete packages that are considered Preferred in the APR Design® Guide for Plastics Recyclability
- 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
- Results in a letter of recognition that the component or package meets or exceeds APR Design® Meets Preferred Guidance criteria
- Suppliers can use the letter and program badge to demonstrate recycling compatibility to potential customers, and for marketing purposes
Ready to apply for APR Design® Meets Preferred Guidance (MPG) Recognition?
- Review the MPG Operating Procedures
- Submit the application for your candidate item. Candidate items are listed once an APR Committee has confirmed that the Guidance given in the APR Design® Guide provides a complete listing of objective Preferred criteria for those items. The following design elements/components are currently eligible for MPG Recognition:
- All plastic dispensers for use with PET, HDPE, and PP containers
- NIR detectable dark color concentrates for HDPE and PP packaging
- New! Complete Label Constructions for PET Packaging
- New! Direct Print for PET Packaging
- New! Label Substrates and Inks on PET Packaging
- New! Complete Label Constructions on Color HDPE Packaging
- New! Direct Print for Color HDPE Packaging
- New! Closures, Fitments, Liners, and Safety Seals for PET Containers
- New! Closures, Fitments, and Liners for HDPE Containers
- New! PET Base Resins
- New! HDPE Base Resins
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- Recognizes significant new technologies or package components that solve long-standing problems in sustainable package design, and encourages wide commercial use of such innovations
- Applies to both specific package design components, and to packages incorporating the component
- Requires APR Critical Guidance test protocol performed by an independent third-party testing laboratory
- Results in a letter of recognition for an innovative solution, licensed use of APR logo and statement for use on promotional materials, and listing on the APR Design® Guide web page
- Innovators can use the letter and promotional materials to document innovative solutions to potential customers
Ready to apply for APR Design® Recognition for Critical Guidance?
- 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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- Applies to specific package design components, not complete packages
- Requires testimonials from recyclers that the innovation does not cause problems with productivity, yield, or final product quality
- Encourages lab test data to be submitted
- Results in a letter of acknowledgement that the package component does not pose problems to recyclers, and a listing on the APR Design® Guide web page
- Suppliers can use the letter to document recycling compatibility to potential customers.
Ready to apply for APR Design® Recognition for Responsible Innovation?
- Review the Operating Procedures
- Submit this 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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- Recognizes complete packages that incorporate significant new technologies or design components that solve long-standing problems in sustainable package design, and encourages wide commercial use of such innovations
- Requires APR Applications Guidance test protocol performed by an independent third-party testing laboratory
- Operates in the same way as Critical Guidance Recognition
Ready to apply for APR Design® Recognition for Applications Guidance?
- Contact an APR-approved Candidate Testing Laboratory to get started.
APR Critical Guidance Recognition Recipients – Recyclable Packaging Components
APR commends the following companies that have completed rigorous testing to ensure their products meet the APR Design® Guide for Plastics Recyclability.
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Innovation Category Recognition Date Recognition Level 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 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 December 19, 2022 Meets Preferred Guidance 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 Meets Preferred Guidance Tianzhou Packaging Gong 1 series 100% PP pump and Gong 1 series all polyolefin pump Closures & Dispensers November 2, 2022 Meets Preferred Guidance Foshan ColorPump M20 all PP dispensing pump and M40 all PP dispensing pump Closures & Dispensers November 2, 2022 Meets Preferred Guidance Guangzhou Sungoing Dual spring mono material airless pump Closures & Dispensers November 2, 2022 Meets Preferred Guidance 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 Meets Preferred Guidance Hana Innovation America ECOHELIX 100% polypropylene dispensing pumps Closures & Dispensers December 8, 2021 Meets Preferred Guidance APackaging Group APackaging Group’s Infinity Pump Series™ all-polyolefin lotion pumps Closures & Dispensers August 30, 2021 Meets Preferred Guidance 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 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 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 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 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 Level 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 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 Meets Preferred Guidance Avient Corporation OnColor™ NIR Sortable Colorants Closures & Dispensers December 19, 2022 Meets Preferred Guidance Silgan Dispensing Systems SP05™R, SP05™R CR, and VersaPlast®R trigger sprayers Closures & Dispensers November 2, 2022 Meets Preferred Guidance Tianzhou Packaging Gong 1 series 100% PP pump and Gong 1 series all polyolefin pump Closures & Dispensers November 2, 2022 Meets Preferred Guidance Foshan ColorPump M20 all PP dispensing pump and M40 all PP dispensing pump Closures & Dispensers November 2, 2022 Meets Preferred Guidance Guangzhou Sungoing Dual spring mono material airless pump Closures & Dispensers November 2, 2022 Meets Preferred Guidance 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 Meets Preferred Guidance Hana Innovation America HANA’s globally-patented ECOHELIX 100% polypropylene dispensing pumps for PET, HDPE and PP containers Closures & Dispensers December 8, 2021 Meets Preferred Guidance APackaging Group APackaging Group’s Infinity Pump Series™ all-polyolefin lotion pumps for HDPE and PET bottles Closures & Dispensers August 30, 2021 Meets Preferred Guidance 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 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 Level Company Name Innovation Trade Name 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 Closures & Dispensers December 19, 2022 Meets Preferred Guidance Silgan Dispensing Systems SP05™R, SP05™R CR, and VersaPlast®R trigger sprayers Closures & Dispensers November 2, 2022 Meets Preferred Guidance Tianzhou Packaging Gong 1 series 100% PP pump and Gong 1 series all polyolefin pump Closures & Dispensers November 2, 2022 Meets Preferred Guidance Foshan ColorPump M20 all PP dispensing pump and M40 all PP dispensing pump Closures & Dispensers November 2, 2022 Meets Preferred Guidance Guangzhou Sungoing Dual spring mono material airless pump Closures & Dispensers November 2, 2022 Meets Preferred Guidance 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 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 Level Company Name Innovation Trade Name 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 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 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 422 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
