The Association of Plastic Recyclers
  • APR Design® for Recyclability Recognition Program
    APR Design® for Recyclability Recognition Program
Innovation Category Recognition Date Recognition Path Company Name Innovation Trade Name
AdditivesAugust 23, 2023Critical GuidanceVOID Technologies VO+ PE 1300 Series Voiding Agent
AdditivesJuly 15, 2022Critical GuidanceVOID Technologies VO+ PE Masterbatch
AdditivesFebruary 7, 2022Critical GuidanceNova Chemicals All PE OTR barrier laminates through nanoclay barrier coating
AdditivesOctober 5, 2021Critical GuidanceAmpacet ReVive™ 311A compatibilizer masterbatch
AdditivesJuly 17, 2020Responsible InnovationAmcor AmPrima™ PE Plus Heat Resistant Recycle-Ready Laminate
AdditivesMay 25, 2016Responsible InnovationDow Chemical RETAIN™
Barrier materialsJuly 7, 2023Critical GuidancePrintpack Preserve Polyethylene based metallized cold seal bar wrapper w/ cold seal up to 10 wt%
Barrier materialsMay 31, 2023Critical GuidanceBedford Industries PolyTwist® metal-free twist tie
Barrier materialsMay 30, 2023Critical GuidanceMitsubishi Chemical America, Inc., SoarnoL Division EVOH in multilayer PE films, without and with the addition of recycling agents
Barrier materialsJanuary 17, 2023Critical GuidanceUBE 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 materialsNovember 7, 2022Critical GuidanceHenkel Corporation LOCTITE® LIOFOL BC 1582 RE and CIRKIT® OxyBar BC 1582 oxygen barrier coating
Barrier materialsOctober 15, 2022Critical GuidanceAxipolymer Grinloop barrier resin
Barrier materialsOctober 15, 2022Critical GuidanceVerdafresh Water-based barrier coating
Barrier materialsJuly 28, 2022Critical GuidanceVishal Containers CIRCUPACK - OTR Barrier Coated PE films
Barrier materials/Closures & DispensersApril 23, 2021Critical GuidanceScholle 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 resinsApril 18, 2021Critical GuidancePolyplastics 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 resinsJuly 8, 2021Critical GuidancePolyplastics USA Multi-layered film for stand-up pouches w/ up to 15.5% TOPAS® COC
Format - Blister PackageSeptember 22, 2022Critical GuidanceAmcor AmSky™ Recycle-Ready Blister Packaging System
Laminating adhesiveAugust 16, 2021Critical GuidanceDow Chemical Co. Dow RobondTM L-90M adhesive and OpuluxTM MC and coating 5004 coating on PE films
Laminating adhesiveAugust 26, 2021Critical GuidanceHenkel Corporation LOCTITE® LIOFOL LA 4220 RE and LOCTITE® LIOFOL LA 3180 RE adhesive for PE film lamination
Non-PE Layer for filmJuly 20, 2021Critical GuidanceDow Packaging & Specialty Plastics SURLYN™ ionomers
PS Labels/adhesivesMay 31, 2022Critical GuidanceAvery Dennison Clear and White BOPP Films with Pressure Sensitive Adhesives
PS Labels/adhesivesMarch 15, 2022Critical GuidanceUPM Raflatac Undecorated white PE and white PP pressure sensitive labels with acrylic adhesive
PS Labels/adhesivesDecember 18, 2020Critical GuidanceAvery Dennison Direct thermal printed white PE/PP and white BOPP substrate w/ GPP acrylic adhesive

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