IPACK NAMING OF POLYMERS FULL
IPACK NAMING OF POLYMERS PORTABLE

Moreover, immediate sustainability benefits can still be be realized now: 50% less plastic, same top load strength, same machine configuration (with IML module), and separation of materials.įor a full copy of the report, get in touch with us.

IPACK NAMING OF POLYMERS PORTABLE

Mitutoyo SJ-400 or by the name Surftest, is a portable device for surface testing. We believe, however, that this pack will qualify for APR's ' Meets Preferred Guidance' based on the test results. Polymer film fabrication is the first step in the plastic bag. So what does this mean for converters and contract packagers in North America? At the moment, because there is no defined, dedicated recycling pathway for thermoforms (though California is making heroic efforts to make this happen), there is no official certification for this package design. Therefore, it is safe to assume that these 2 parts will be separated in a MRF setting, where they can be recovered separately. 100 out of 100 samples became separated during this step.ĭuring crushing, all 100 samples experienced a separation between the PET and Fiber Components. From the report:ġ00 individual samples were crushed and circulated through a short conveyor system to understand the likelihood of the components being separated when in a MRF setting.

The first, and critical, step was to ensure that the plastic will separate from the cardboard such that each material can be recovered separately. So, by aligning with APR Design for Recycling Guides, we are taking concrete steps to make life easier for converters and consumers by ensuring thermoformed packages can be recycled in the existing ecosystem.Įarlier this year, ILLIG worked with Van Dyk Recycling Systems in Norwalk, CT to test our iPack combo pack (PET + cardboard). The proliferation of plastics has led to challenges at material recovery facilities (MRFs) whereby different polymers are not so easily sorted. (1) Acrylonitrile (A), butadiene (B) and styrene (S) combine together to form ABS plastic (a polymer) which is tough, strong and used to prepare articles which withstand heavy impacts. In North America, recycling systems were designed in an era when glass, aluminum, and newsprint were the dominant materials. The term polymer is derived from Greek roots poly means many and meros means part. At the same time as cities and states are debating what to do with straws and bags, the private sector is raising and spending massive amounts on new plastics recycling technologies that range from improved mechanical systems (simplified as clean / grind / re-melt) to novel, advanced techniques that include both physical and chemical processes to purify or re-create polymer-based materials.Īt ILLIG, we spend significant time thinking about and working on packaging designs, including material selection and end-of-life management. From NPR to The Atlantic to the Financial Times to your local town councils, everyone is talking about it: ban it, burn it, bury it, recycle it, stop using it altogether.

IPACK ESSENTIAL product specification DE I FR. Plastics are hogging the limelight these days, for better or worse. Available in basis weights 28, 30, 33, 35, 38, 40, 45, 50 g/m2.

Ipack naming of polymers