Dive summary:

• The European Recyclers Europe (EuPR) is launching new plastic packaging recycling guidelines to help get European plastic recycling back on track.
• The new measure, which will be showcased next year in Dusseldorf, Germany, will rate products on a A-G scale, similar to the EU energy efficiency classes.
• The association claims plastic products are designed with only functionality in mind, not recyclability.

From the article:

EuPR says designers should put recyclability equal to other performance criteria, which will help divert waste and encourage countries to fulfill EU recycling targets.

It is therefore launching RecyClass, a guide to the recyclability of any plastic package, at the Interpack trade show in Dusseldorf, Germany, next year.

The guide, which is being tested in several European countries at the moment, will classify packaging on a scale of A to G – seven classes comparable to EU energy efficiency classes, says EuPR. ...