Design Guidelines for PET bottles in contact with non-food products.

EPBP strongly encourages the use of the EPBP Design for Recycling guidelines, also for PET bottles that are in contact with non-food products, such as home and personal care products, to further improve the ability to recycle PET bottles in closed loop.

 

Moreover, EPBP acknowledges that food grade recycled PET, manufactured with the current suitable recycling technologies, according to regulation (EU) ​ 2022/1616 can accept as feedstock only ​ PET food containers that are in compliance with Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 and that originate from municipal waste, or from food retail or other food businesses and which were only intended and used for contact with food, with a maximum threshold of 5% for PET containers that have been in contact with non-food products.

 

 

For any further information contact: Argiris Dabanlis at: argiris.dabanlis@petcore-europe.org or visit EPBP website.

 

 

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About Petcore Europe

Petcore Europe is the association representing the complete PET value chain in Europe since 1993.

Its mission is to ensure that the entire PET industry is well aligned to enhance its value and sustainable growth, to represent the PET industry before the European institutions and other stakeholders, to ensure that PET is positioned as an outstanding packaging material and recognised as environmentally sound, to support and validate innovative packaging solutions from a recycling perspective, and to work with all interested parties to ensure a continuous increase of PET post-consumer collection and recycling.

PET (PolyEthylene Terephthalate) is a strong but lightweight form of polyester. It is used to make containers for soft drinks, juices, drinks, water, edible oil, fresh food and dairy as well as household cleaners and other non-food applications. PET bottles and food containers, such as sheets and trays are perfectly recyclable while they help to reduce CO2 emissions and food waste.

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