EU Design Guidance: PE Flexible
| EU Design Guidance Summary: PE Flexible | |||
| Author of Guidance | RecyClass | ||
| Link to guidance | Design for Recycling Guidelines | ||
| Date of update issued by country | June 2021 | ||
| Criteria | Yes - Full Compatibility | Conditional - Limited Compatibility | No - Low Compatibility |
| Definition of Criteria | Materials that passed the testing protocols with no negative impact OR materials that have not been tested (yet), but are known to be acceptable in recycling | Materials that passed the testing protocols if certain conditions are met OR materials that have not been tested (yet), but pose a low risk of interfering with recycling | Materials that failed the testing protocols OR materials that have not been tested (yet), but pose a high risk of interfering with recycling. |
| EVOH % in Resin | None | Natural and Colored film: < 5% EVOH (in polyolefinic combination film) | Natural and Colored film: > 5% EVOH (in polyolefinic combination film) |
| Barrier Layers or Fillers (other than EVOH) |
Natural and Colored film: Barrier in the polymer matrix; SiOx and AlOx without additional coatings |
Natural and Colored film: Metallized layers without coatings; EcoLam High Plus; VO+ LLDPE; <15% PA 6/66 copolymer with melting temperature < 192 ºC and incorporating ≥ 10% PE-g-MAH tie layers |
Natural and Colored film: Any other PA; barrier layer PVC, PVDC; any other barrier layer; foaming agents used as expanding chemical agents; aluminium |
| Label or Sleeve Material and Surface Area | Natural and Colored film: PE | Natural and Colored film: PP, paper labels without fiberloss | Natural and Colored film: Metallized labels, any other; paper labels with fibreloss |
| Caps/Closures | Natural and Colored film: PE-LD, PE-LLD, PE-HD | Natural and Colored film: PP | Natural and Colored film: Metal, aluminium, PVC, PET, PETG, PS, PLA, non PO or foams with density < 1 g/cm³ |
| Adhesives | Natural and Colored film: Water soluble or water-releasable at less than 60°C | Not provided | Natural and Colored film: Adhesives non-soluble in water or non-releasable in water at less than 60°C |
| Liners, Seals and Valves | Natural and Colored film: PE-LD, PE-LLD, PE-HD | Natural and Colored film: PP | Natural and Colored film: Metal, aluminium, PVC, PET, PETG, PS, PLA, non PO or foams with density < 1 g/cm³ |
| Colors and Inks [combine Inks/Direct Printing & Pigments] |
Color [Natural film]: Unpigmented; transparent Color [Colored film]: Light colours; translucent colours Inks [Natural and Colored film]: Non-bleeding inks compliant with EuPIA Exclusion Policy Printing [Natural film]: Laser marked print; Printed production or expiry date Printing [Colored film]: Laser marked print; Printed production or expiry date; printing covering < 50% |
Color [Natural film]: Light colours; translucent colours Color [Colored film]: NIR-detectable dark colours (Sorting test) Printing [Natural film]: Printing covering < 50% Printing [Colored film]: Printing covering > 50% |
Color [Natural film]: Dark colours; black; carbon black Color [Colored film]: Non NIR-detectable dark colours Inks [Natural and Colored film]: Inks that bleed; Inks non-compliant with EuPIA Exclusion Policy Printing [Natural film]: Printing covering > 50% |
| Size | Natural and Colored film: > A4 or > 50 x 50 mm once compacted | Natural and Colored film: < A4 format or between 20 x 20 and 50 x 50 mm once compacted (Sorting test) | Natural and Colored film: < 20 x 20 mm |
| Metalized layers or Metals | Not provided | Natural and Colored film: Metallized layers | Natural and Colored film: Aluminium layer; metalized labels; metal components |
| Additives | Natural and Colored film: Additives that do not increase the density higher than 0,97 g/cm³ | Not provided |
Natural and Colored film: Bio-/oxo-/photodegradable additives Additives that do increase the density higher than 0,97 g/cm³ (CaCO3, talc, glass fibers, etc.) |
