Sample packaging will be tested to ensure the design and materials choices and compatibility meet the capacity of UK recycling collections, sorting and recovery infrastructure.
Testing for plastic packaging will determine:
- If the pack type and material is collected in the UK
- If the pack size and type and material/materials combination can be sorted at typical UK Materials Recovery Facilities (MRF) and Plastics Recovery Facilities (PRF)
- If the resulting material streams can then be recycled
- If there is a market for that recycled material