MODEL BALE SPECIFICATIONS

To facilitate communications between bale producers (e.g. MRFs) and purchasers (e.g. plastic reclaimers) APR has developed these model bale specifications. APR’s model bale specifications have seven standard components:

1. Bale Content Overview
2. Acceptable Levels of Contaminants
3. Contaminants not Acceptable at any Level
4. Warnings
5. Bale Size/Minimum Shipping Weight
6. Bale Wire
7. Storage

Rigid Plastic Model Bale Specifications

• HDPE Natural Bottles
• HDPE Natural Bottles Bale Audit with Test Methods
• HDPE Colored Bottles
• HDPE Color Bottles Bale Audit with Test Methods
• PP Small Rigid Plastics, PP All Rigid Plastics
• Tubs and Lids, Tubs and Lids with Bulky Rigid Plastics
• HDPE Injection Bulky Rigid Plastics
• Mixed Bulky Rigid Plastics
• 1-7 ALL Rigid Plastics, 1-7 Bottles and SMALL Rigid Plastics (formerly known as All Rigid Plastics)
• 3-7 Bottles and ALL Other Rigid Plastics, 3-7 Bottles and SMALL Rigid Plastics (formerly known as Pre-picked)

Film Model Bale Specifications

• MRF Curbside Film
• PE Ag Film Including Mulch
• PE Ag Film Not Including Mulch
• PE Clear Film
• PE Retail Bags and Film
• LDPE Colored Film
• LDPE Furniture Mix Film

PET Resin Model Bale Specifications

• PET Bottles
• PET Bale Audit with Test Methods
• PET Thermoforms
• #1-7 Bottles and Small Rigid Plastics

Polystyrene (Foam and Rigid) Resin Model Bale Specifications

• Densified Depot Grade Foam Polystyrene
• Densified MRF Grade Foam Polystyrene
• Solid/Foam Polystyrene
• Solid Polystyrene