Thermoformed packaging made from black and/or metallized PET film is labelled ‘difficult to recycle’ due being unrecognized by recycling plants’ infrared sorting equipment, meaning that used packaging is not directed to the recycling stream.
The myth of black & brown packaging
Thermoformed packaging made from black and/or metallized PET film is labelled ‘difficult to recycle’ due being unrecognized by recycling plants’ infrared sorting equipment, meaning that used packaging is not directed to the recycling stream.