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Chers utilisateurs,

Comme toujours, RecyClass s'efforce de garantir que vous puissiez utiliser les informations factuelles et fiables les plus avancées lors de l'évaluation de la recyclabilité de vos emballages en plastique. Dans le même ordre d'idées, vous trouverez ci-dessous un aperçu des caractéristiques de l'emballage actuellement à l'étude par les comités techniques RecyClass.

Plusieurs campagnes de tests sont en cours dans le but de générer des données à jour, robustes et fiables. Les résultats de ces tests pourraient entraîner une mise à jour de la classification des directives de conception pour le recyclage et une notation par l'outil en ligne.

Le tableau sera révisé régulièrement pour vous tenir informé de tous les changements potentiels.

Packaging features under investigation	Guideline(s) concerned	Under testing	Foreseen updates	Timeline	Status
PA	PE films	Low melt temperatures PA in combination with tie layers	New recommendations on the use of low melt temperatures PA as barrier	Q1 - 2027	Ongoing
PP in PE films	PE films	PP/PE blends corresponding to shrink or stretch film for industrial applications	Updated recommendations for PP in PE film for industrial packaging	Q3 - 2026	Ongoing
White Opaque PET bottles	White opaque PET bottles	Monolayer and multilayer PET bottles with different TiO2 content	Update of DfR guidelines for white opaque PET bottles	Q4 - 2026	Ongoing
Sealants 2.0	PET thermoforms	To be defined	More clarity on the use of copolyester sealants in DfR guidelines	Q1 - 2027	Ongoing
CPET	PET thermoforms	CPET containing organic and inorganic nucleating agent, and impact modifier	Addition of the impact of nucleating agent and impact modifiers on PET thermoforms guidelines	Q4 - 2026	Ongoing
Cyclic Olefin Copolymers (COC)	PP containers	To be defined	New DfR recommendations for pharmaceutical blisters containing COCs	Q1 - 2027	Ongoing
PA in industrial packaging	HDPE industrial packaging	HDPE containers for industrial packaging application	New DfR recommendations for HDPE containers using PA for industrial applications	Q4 - 2026	Ongoing
Contact Sensitive Protocol	HDPE, PP and PS containers	To be defined	New recyclability protocol for contact sensitive packaging	Q1 - 2027	Ongoing
PS/EVOH/PE	PS containers	PS pots containing both PE, EVA and EVOH	New DfR recommendations for the use of EVA tie layers	Feb-26	Finished
Label thickness	HDPE, PP and PET	To be defined	DfR guidelines updates with new coverage recommendations for thin labels	Q4 - 2026	Ongoing
Easy-to-Empty index	HDPE, PP and PET	Tubes with residual product	Impact of residual product on the sorting behavior of packaging containing viscous products	Q3 - 2026	Ongoing
Pouches	HDPE, PP containers	Pouches of different formats, closures, size	Impact of pouch composition on ballistic separation	Q4 - 2026	Planned
Blisters	HDPE, PP and PET	Different pharma blisters with barrier, metallisation, direct printing	Design Guidance for pharmaceutical blisters	Aug-26	Finished
Rigid rolling packaging	HDPE, PP and PET	Different rigid rolling packaging	QT procedure to assess the variables influencing rolling behaviour	Jun-26	Finished
Metallised decorations	HDPE and PP containers	Different metallised decorations and its impact in sorting behaviour	Recommendations regarding sorting behaviour of such decorations	Q3 - 2026	Ongoing
Direct printing	HDPE and PP containers	HDPE and PP packaging with more than 1 wt% of direct printing	New recommendations in the DfR Guidelines	Dec-25	Ongoing
Labels releasability	PP containers	Natural and white containers with labels to evaluate releasability after grinding/washing	New procedure to assess label releasability from PP containers	Jun-25	Finished
Electron-beam treatment	PE film	Films with different electron-beam treatment applied (intensity, voltage, film thickness)	General recommendations on the conditions for electron-beam treatment to be used	Dec-25	Finished
Inks alternative to NC-binders	PE film	Films with new binder chemistries to replace NC for surface printing	Endorsement of other binders for surface printing applications	Dec-25	Finished
Inks on real-case packaging	PE & PP film	Final packaging with various artworks and inks amount	Confirmation of current recommendations on inks amount	-	Postponed
Inks on natural films	PE film	Blends of flakes with different colours and amount of inks	Replacement of recommendations on inks coverage by inks wt%	Dec-25	Finished
Cold seals	PP film	PP film with cold seals and/or releasable lacquers	Addition of cold seals recommendations in PP flexible DfR Guidelines	Sep-25	Finished
TPS in PP and HDPE	HDPE & PP containers	Various TPS chemistries (SEBS, SBS), and different hardness	Extend DfR guidelines to TPS above 1 wt%	Dec-24	Finished
Different decorations applied on PS containers	PS containers	Various PS containers with different decorations to evaluate the effect on sorting	New recommendations in terms of sorting behaviour of PS pots	Dec-24	Finished
Thickness of PS Pots	PS containers	Various thickness of pots and lids to evaluate separation during air elutriation	New recommendations on lids or pots thicknesses	Dec-24	Finished
Labels removal	HDPE containers	Natural and white containers with labels to evaluate releasability after grinding/washing	New procedure to replace current QT for labels	Jul-24	Finished
PET Closures	PET bottles	Different PET closures innovations on PET bottles	Better classify PET closures on DfR guidelines	Dec-25	Finished
Impact of decorations on PET packaging	PET bottles	PET bottles with labels, sleeves of different size and materials	Add recommendations on decorations coverage, and material	Apr-25	Finished
Reheat additives	PET bottles	Various reheat additives already available on the market and under development	Addition of recommendations on guidelines for transparent PET bottles	Dec-25	Finished
White Opaque PET bottles	PET bottles	PET bottles (1, 2 or 3-layers) with different TiO2 and carbon black content	Addition of recommendations for white opaque multilayers PET bottles	Q4 - 2026	Ongoing
Sealant solutions	PET Thermoforms	EVA, Acrylics and copolyesters applied on PO lids	New recommendations on sealants	Jan-26	Finished
Laminating adhesives	PET Thermoforms	Acrylics, polyurethane and EVA used in a PET/PE multilayer	Add recommendations on laminating adhesives for PET multilayer trays	Noc-25	Finished
Validation of the recyclability evaluation protocol	PET Thermoforms	PET trays with innovative sealant solutions	Publication of the recyclability evaluation protocol for PET Thermoforms	Sep-25	Finished
Adhesives for lids	PET Thermoforms	PET Trays with different adhesives for lids	Publication of a new testing protocol for adhesives for lids/labels	Dec-24	Finished
Impact of decorations on PET thermoforms	PET thermoforms	PET trays with labels, soaking pads of different size and materials	Add recommendations on decorations coverage, and material	Dec-24	Finished
Small size flexible packaging	All flexible packaging	Collection of rejected fractions after sieving step in sorting plants	Reconsideration of DfR recommendations for size	Dec-24	Finished
PVOH coating	PE film	PVOH coatings with and without AlOx coating, in laminated structures	Extend recognition for PVOH coatings above 1 wt%. Potentially reconsider findings on PVOH with AlOx	Dec-24	Finished
Acrylics Laminating Adhesives	PE film	Various chemistries of acrylics (2K, 1K, PU/Acrylics blends)	More precise recommendations on acrylics laminating adhesives	Dec-24	Finished
Laminating adhesives 2.0	PP films	Various chemistries and amount of laminating adhesives	New category on the flexible guidelines and new question on the tool	Dec-23	Finished
Printing Inks 2.0	PE films	Various inks binders (PU, NC) and amount of inks (wt%)	Possible limitations for some binders & move from surface coverage to printing amount for flexibles	Dec-23	Finished
AlOx with primer	PE films	AlOx coating applied on PE films with primer	Recommendations in the barrier section of the PE films guidelines regarding AlOx coupled with primer	Dec-23	Finished
TPO in PP and HDPE	HDPE & PP containers	TPO-PP and TPO-PE based on HDPE and PP containers	Recommendations on TPO amounts between 5 and 10% in the HDPE and PP guidelines	Dec-23	Finished
Removability of labels on white HDPE and PP packaging	HDPE & PP containers	Labels and adhesives applied on HDPE and PP containers	Finetuning of the procedure to evaluate the removability of labels and adhesives from HDPE and PP containers. Definition of the correlation between adhesives' chemistries and their removability performance	Dec-23	Finished
Rolling rigid packaging	Rigid packaging	Various rigid rolling packaging	Recommendations on rigid rolling packaging and their effect on sorting. Development of a procedure to understand the relation between rigidity and sorting behaviour.	Jul-23	Finished
Labels and Sleeves	HDPE containers	Non-PE labels and sleeves applied on HDPE packaging	Recommendations on thickness, mass colouration and coverage of non-PE decorations applied on HDPE containers	Jul-23	Finished
Colour definition software	All packaging	Development of a software to define the Lab* coordinates of artworks applied on plastic packaging	Correlation of the colour with the sorting behaviour and final quality (colour) of plastic recyclates	Jul-23	Finished
Plasma Coating (SiOx)	HDPE containers	Plasma coating (SiOx) applied on HDPE containers	Possible addition of plasma coating SiOx in the HDPE guidelines	Feb-23	Finished
Metallisation	PE & PP films	Vacuum-deposited metallisation of co-extruded and laminated structures	Classification of metallisation in the flexible guidelines	Jan-23	Finished
Printing inks	PE & PP films	Various inks binders (PU, NC) and amount of inks (wt%)	Possible limitations for some binders & move from surface coverage to printing amount for flexibles	Dec-22	Finished
EVA	PE films	Two PE/EVA structures with a fixed VA monomer content of 5%.	New recommendation on EVA for the PE flexible guideline	Dec-22	Finished
PS-EVOH	PS containers	PS sheets with EVOH up to 5%	Recommendation on EVOH in the PS Guidelines	Dec-22	Finished
Laminating adhesives	PE & PP films	Various chemistries and amount of laminating adhesives	New category on the flexible guidelines and new question on the tool	Oct-22	Finished
Foams	HDPE & PP containers	Foamed components part of HDPE packaging	Revised classification for foams in the HDPE and PP guidelines	Oct-22	Finished
Al and PET lidding in PS pots	PS containers	Floatation behavior of PS pots with Al, PET and Paper/PET lidding	Recommendation on the use of different types of lidding in PS containers	Oct-22	Finished
Labels & adhesives	HDPE & PP containers	Various non-washable labels and adhesives applied on HDPE containers	New recommendations on the use of non-washable adhesives for the coloured HDPE and PP guidelines	Sep-22	Finished
PP in HDPE	HDPE containers	Three different PP grades blended in HDPE up to 5%.	Definition of the PP wt% thresholds in the HDPE guideline	Sep-22	Finished
PE in PP	PP containers	HDPE grade blended in PP up to 5%.	Definition of the PE wt% thresholds in the PP guideline	Sep-22	Finished
Al and PET lidding in PS pots	PS containers	Sorting behavior of PS pots with Al and PET lidding	Recommendation on the use of different types of lidding in PS containers	Sep-22	Finished
PA	PE films	Film structures containing various PA types and contents with and without compatibilizers	New recommendation on PA for the PE flexible guideline	Jun-22	Finished
Plasma Coating (Fluorination)	HDPE & PP containers	Plasma coating fluorination applied on HDPE packaging	Possible addition of plasma coating fluorination in the HDPE guidelines	Jun-22	Finished

Last update: 17 August 2026

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