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Certified As Recyclable

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About the service

With increasing scrutiny of packaging and the sustainability claims being made about specific pack designs, it’s vital for packaging specifiers and procurers to be able to distinguish fact from greenwash. Many claims are made in marketing materials, but do they really stand up to scrutiny?

The OPRL Certified as Recyclable scheme has been developed exclusively for our members, to provide a robust analysis of the design, materials and special features of packaging items, to give a clear analysis of its recyclability in the UK.

We’re pleased to provide this service for rigid plastic packaging and fibre-based packaging in collaboration with our trusted partners RECOUP and DS Smith.

How it will work

The certification scheme will assess packaging for recyclability. Sample packaging will be tested to ensure that the design and materials choices and compatibility meet the capacity of UK recycling collections, sorting and recovery infrastructure.

Members can get more information and make an enquiry in our Member Hub here.

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Certified as Recyclable for Fibre-based packaging

OPRL are working with trusted partner RECOUP to offer recyclability certification for rigid plastic packaging.

Right for you if:

  • You design and manufacture rigid plastic packaging
  • You need to demonstrate packaging recyclability and strengthen sustainability claims
  • You need to provide evidence of validated recyclability
  • You need to provide assurance that the OPRL recycle label will apply

What you’ll receive:

  • Recyclability testing carried out by RECOUP technical experts
  • Comprehensive report, jointly issued by RECOUP and OPRL
  • Certificate of Recyclability for successful results
  • Exclusive use of the Certified as Recyclable marque for communications
Certified as Recyclable for rigid plastic packaging

OPRL members can have fibre-based packaging tested at DS Smith’s state-of-the-art recyclability laboratory.

Right for you if:

  • You design and manufacture fibre-based packaging
  • You need to demonstrate packaging recyclability and strengthen sustainability claims
  • You need to provide evidence of validated recyclability
  • You need to provide assurance that the OPRL recycle label will apply

What you’ll receive:

  • Recyclability testing carried out by DS Smith adhering to V3 of the CEPI Harmonised Test methodology and utilising the 4evergreen Recyclability Evaluation Protocol.
  • Comprehensive report jointly issued by DS Smith and OPRL
  • Clear OPRL labelling guidance for your tested packaging
  • Certificate of Recyclability for successful results
  • Exclusive use of Certified as Recyclable marque for communications

Interested?

The Certified as Recyclable scheme is exclusive to OPRL members. If you’re already an OPRL member, you can get more detail about the scheme in the Member Hub here.

Interested in membership? Members get exclusive access to our tools and support as well as the use of our widely recognised recycling labels on their packaging. Click on the button below to learn more about membership and to register.

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