“Design for Recycling” Guidelines.

We offer plastic tubes in line with the principles of the circular economy and in compliance with EU Regulation 2025/40, known as the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), according to which, by 2030, all packaging placed on the market must be recyclable and contain a minimum percentage of post-consumer recycled material, which in the specific case of plastic tubes is set at 35%.

Design for Recycling – Guidelines

Plastic tubes materials are fully recyclable if certain design for recycling criteria are fullfilled.

The main recommendations for material recycling compatibility are as follows:

Mono-material design: body, shoulder, and cap in PE.
PE tubes with screw caps in PP. In this case the end consumer can unscrew the caps so that recycling may not be affected.
Multilayer Coex tubes with Evoh barrier material content that doesn’t exceed 6% of the total tube material weight.
A density with HDPE prevalence respect to LDPE/LLDPE, for example 80% HDPE-20% LLDPE.
Light colour masterbatches not hindering NIR detection.
Light-colour printing inks following EuPIA Policy, not hindering NIR detection.
To print the tubes preferably with a minimized surface coverage.
Alu seals and sleeve because removed by end consumer before use.
Metallization of caps allowed, if near-infrared (NIR) detection is not affected.