United Kingdom
Rigid Plastic Packaging: Design Tips for Recycling
Simplified tips for making plastic packaging more recyclable, including breakdown by body, closure and decoration
Publisher: Recoup and WRAP
Cost: Free
Published: June 2018
Pages: 20
Organisations involved
Produced by WRAP (experts in circular economy and resource efficiency) in association with RECOUP (a charity and leading authority providing expertise and guidance across the plastics chain).
Produced by WRAP (experts in circular economy and resource efficiency) in association with RECOUP (a charity and leading authority providing expertise and guidance across the plastics chain).
How does it work?
This document is a supplement to the Recyclability by Design guide and provides a summary of the guidance, highlighting priority issues reported to WRAP and RECOUP by those sorting and reprocessing rigid plastic packaging, whilst providing design solutions. The scope of the document is rigid plastic packaging i.e. bottles and pots/tubs/trays.Â
This document is a supplement to the Recyclability by Design guide and provides a summary of the guidance, highlighting priority issues reported to WRAP and RECOUP by those sorting and reprocessing rigid plastic packaging, whilst providing design solutions. The scope of the document is rigid plastic packaging i.e. bottles and pots/tubs/trays.Â