PCR PET Resin · The Alpha Line
AlphaCL Clear PCR PET flake
Clear PET bottle flake, hot-washed and produced only from post-consumer beverage containers. The clear workhorse of the Alpha Line, shipped with a certificate of analysis on every load.
Specifications · Clear pcr flake
| Parameter | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| b* | < 2.5 | – |
| Bulk density | 20 – 24 | lbs/ft³ |
| IV | 0.75 – 0.78 | dl/g |
| Metal | < 5 | ppm |
| PVC | < 20 | ppm |
| Floatables (includes label) | < 20 | ppm |
| Combined color (does not include clear) | < 10 | ppm |
| Glass/stone, non-melting | < 5 | ppm |
| Glue | < 1 | ppm |
| Low-melts | < 5 | ppm |
| Moisture | < 0.75 | % |
Values as published in GHD's 2020 technical data sheet. Each shipment ships with a certificate of analysis from GHD's laboratory.
Notes
Optional: up to 3% light blue flake content per customer request.
Documents
Certification
FDA Recycle No. 218 · Global Holdings and Development LLC · letter dated June 13, 2019 · PET · physical recycling process. Conditions of use as published by the FDA:
Articles for contact with raw fruits and vegetables and shell eggs under Conditions of Use E-G; non-food-contact layer in multilayer packaging separated from food by a layer of virgin, food-grade PET at 1 mil thick for Conditions of Use E-G, and at 2 mil thick for Conditions of Use A-H, provided that the PCR-PET comes from food-grade material and complies with all applicable authorizations.
PNC 2334 · hfpappexternal.fda.gov
Typical uses
- Food-contact PET packaging within the conditions of use published by the FDA for Recycle No. 218 (below).
- Non-food-contact layers of multilayer PET packaging behind a virgin food-grade PET layer.
- Trays and clamshells for raw fruits, vegetables and shell eggs.
- Sheet, fiber, strapping and other programs that specify a clear, hot-washed post-consumer flake.
Supply format
- 24–26 palletized 72–76" tall supersacks in each shipment
- 1,700 – 2,000 lbs per supersack
- Pallets are fumigated, grade A
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Buyer's guide
Diligence reading before you specify recycled content.
- The FDA Letter of No Objection: How Recycled PET Earns Food Contact
- rPET vs Virgin PET: Tariffs, Prices, and the New Supply Math
- California SB 54 and AB 793: The Two Laws Rewiring PET Demand
- EU Recycled-Content Targets: How Europe Sets the Global PET Bar
- Bottle Bills: The Ten-State System Feeding Food-Grade rPET
- PET Thermoform Recycling Hit a Record. The Circularity Gap Grew.