TekniPlex Consumer Products has obtained ISCC Plus Certification (International Sustainability & Carbon Certification) for its manufacturing facility in Dublin, Va. The designation allows the company to certify the percentages of advanced recycled polypropylene (PP) included in the food-sector solutions produced at the plant, including coffee pods, fruit and dessert cups, deli packaging and containers for yogurts and other dairy items.
The certification centers around a conundrum of advanced recycled (also called chemically recycled) plastic resins. Compared with conventional mechanical recycling, chemical recycling produces resins functionally equal and virtually indistinguishable from virgin materials. Therefore, companies incorporating advanced recycled plastics into products must carefully track these materials to avoid false or misleading sustainability claims.