Plastic Specifications

The economics of plastic recycling is heavily dependent on the efficiency of how waste plastic is presented. Poorly sorted and highly contaminated waste material will impact on the ability of the reprocessor to recycle the material.

By preparing, presenting and categorising the waste plastics accurately, the material will be far more attractive to a recycler and therefore more valuable. BSI have developed a Publicly Available Specification (PAS) to help classify waste plastic.

Publicly Available Specification (PAS)
PAS 103 is a classification and grading system for the quality of collected waste plastics packaging intended for recycling. Through this system the value of the materials being bought and sold will increase, markets for the waste will expand and the trading process will be simplified through the adoption of a common language.

For further information on PAS 103 click on: Summary of PAS 103 - Collected Waste Plastics Packaging - Specification for quality and guidance for good practice in collection and preparation for recycling (1263 kb) .

For a FREE copy of PAS 103 please email Helene Lavis, Manufacturing Team Co-ordinator, on helene.lavis@wrap.org.uk indicating the reason you require the document.

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