PureCycle and Innovia Films Develop Recycled BOPP Film for Packaging
Event summary
- PureCycle Technologies and Innovia Films successfully produced white, cavitated BOPP film using PureCycle's PureFive Choice™ recycled polypropylene resin, containing over 40% post-consumer recycled content.
- The film is targeted at brand owners seeking to incorporate recycled content into their packaging applications, such as candy wrappers, ice cream novelty wrappers, snack packaging, and roll-fed labeling.
- Innovia Films conducted comprehensive process evaluations, finding that the PureFive Choice™ resin yielded comparable processing results to virgin polypropylene resins.
- The collaboration addresses regulatory requirements like California's SB 54 and Europe's PPWR, which mandate recycled content targets for plastic packaging starting in 2030.
The big picture
The successful production of white, cavitated BOPP film using recycled polypropylene marks a significant step in the sustainable packaging industry. As regulatory pressures and consumer demand for recycled content grow, PureCycle's technology could become a foundational solution for the global flexible packaging market. The collaboration with Innovia Films highlights the potential for recycled materials to meet the performance standards of traditional virgin resins, addressing a critical gap in the packaging supply chain.
What we're watching
- Regulatory Compliance
- How PureCycle's PureFive Choice™ resin will help converters and brand owners meet increasingly stringent recycled content mandates in the U.S. and Europe.
- Market Adoption
- Whether brand owners will widely adopt the recycled BOPP film to meet their Ellen MacArthur Foundation pledges and other sustainability goals.
- Scalability
- The pace at which PureCycle can scale its dissolution recycling technology to meet growing demand for recycled polypropylene in flexible packaging applications.
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