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Expert Advice
TLMI Launches PET Release Liner Recycling Program
- Published: December 06, 2018
For TLMI converter member companies interested in discussing PET recycling with their customers and prospects, specifications include:
Minimum liner .Material should be placed in Gaylord container either loose or rewound without a core.- Baled material accepted if there are no cores included.
- Other methods of packaging the material require pre-approval.
- PE bags or PE wrap not eligible – must be PET liner only.
- No paper, wood or garbage can be present in the Gaylord containers.
- Gaylord containers need to be in good condition (they cannot be split or shrink-wrapped together).
- One Gaylord container needed for evaluation. Upon approval,
first load will then be trialed.
Rosalyn Bandy, TLMI’s Director of Environmental Strategies and Outreach, comments, “This is a tremendous and exciting opportunity both for TLMI and for our industry. PET liner recycling has been a challenge for label converters and for their sustainability-minded customers. The TLMI Circular Polymers program offers member converters a viable solution; something we have been seeking for many years. Given the price PET pellets command in the marketplace, freight and carrying costs are eliminated – making this process cost neutral for both label converters and their customers.
David Bender, Circular Polymer’s CEO, expanded, “Circular Polymers is excited to work closely with TLMI, their members and customers, on