Since its July release, RecyClass says its Recyclability Evaluation Protocol for Labels & Adhesives applied on high-density polyethylene (HDPE) containers already has been used for the recognition of ...

Moreover, the recycling rates of PET and HDPE bottles, the plastics that are most easily recycled, were 29.1 percent and 29.3 percent respectively.

Once collected, the post-consumer bottles are sorted by infra-red detectors and by hand to separate out natural HDPE bottles. The bottles are flaked and washed to remove surface dirt, paper labels and ...

High-density polyethylene, or HDPE, bottles (labeled with #2) are also easily recyclable. HDPE is used to package milk, laundry detergent and other products less likely to have glass alternatives.

We could soon be buying milk in bottles that are in their second or third incarnation, if plans to build a state-of-the-art recycling plant get the go-ahead. The factory would be capable of processing ...

PET (or PETE) Polyethylene terephthalate Clear drinks bottles, food packaging such as fruit punnets, textile fibres (polyester). PET bottles are collected by 92% of councils. Recycled PET is generally ...

Nampak currently produces bottles in the UK which contain up to 10% recycled HDPE The study, which was carried out by plastics recycling organisation Recoup as part of its Household Plastics Packaging ...