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MPG Application for Complete Label Constructions on Color HDPE Packaging

This review is suitable for the following label constructions:

  • Wrap-around labels
  • Cut and stack labels
  • Pressure sensitive labels
  • In-mold labels
  • Shrink or stretch labels

Paper labels of any kind are not within the scope of this review because the APR Design® Guide categorizes paper as Detrimental to HDPE recycling. This review applies only for color HDPE containers, not those made with natural, unpigmented, HDPE.

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This designation might be a product family, trade name, or product number that will be used in marketing labels or printed packages that meet criteria of MPG Review and which can be used to trace the combination of ink and label used in the MPG Review.

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Detail whether the film is transparent, opaque from pigment in the film, or cavitated film. These characteristics can impact NIR detection of the HDPE package beneath a high surface area coverage label.

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  • Olefin based film that floats in water
  • Co-polyester shrink film that sinks in water
  • Olefin based shrink film that floats in water

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The current APR Guidance for Preferred surface area coverage is:

  • For containers with a brimful volume of 550 ml or less, the surface area coverage of the label is no more than 55%, and no metal decoration is employed on the label.
  • For containers with a brimful volume of over 550 ml, the surface area coverage is no more than 70%, and no metal decoration is employed on the label.

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Labels with high surface area coverage may interfere with the ability of an NIR optical sorter to positively detect the HDPE container beneath the label. Provide technical reports demonstrating that printed labels on packages meet NIR sorting criteria given in SORT-B-01.

Any data provided will be specific for the film type and description: clear, pigmented, or cavitated. Data collected on one film type does not support good results on another film type. If you are providing multiple reports, please submit them as one file.

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Please name the laboratory that generated the test data you provided. If testing was conducted at a laboratory that is not an APR candidate contract lab (e.g., your company's proprietary or in-house testing), a supplemental report is necessary. This supplemental report must detail in writing and with photographs the testing practices, procedures, and equipment that were employed. The review committee will use this supplemental report to confirm testing was completed correctly as detailed in the required APR Practices and Test Methods. The Program Administrator can confirm whether a supplemental report is required should there be any question.

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The only kind of metal decoration on a label suitable for Meets Preferred Guidance is the use of vacuum deposited metal films or inks with metal flake pigments. If your labels employ these technologies, you must provide a laboratory report showing that intended designs meet the “Preferred” category presented in the SORT-B-03 test used to assess impact of metals on metal detectors.

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