Recycled plastics can be used to create new products across several industries, but one brand owner in particular was looking to incorporate recycled plastics in their consumer applications. Additionally, for every one ton of plastic recycled, the customer saves planet Earth the equivalent of 1,000–2,000 gallons of gasoline.*

One strategy? When designing luxury packaging that appeals to the most discerning of consumers, material selection is one way to trigger implicit notions of a brand or product.  

Recycled plastics can be used to create new products across several industries, but one brand owner in particular was looking to incorporate recycled plastics in their consumer applications. Additionally, for every one ton of plastic recycled, the customer saves planet Earth the equivalent of 1,000–2,000 gallons of gasoline.*

One of the key properties of thermoplastic elastomers supplied by GLS is hardness. The hardness of a material is often one of the first criteria considered when choosing a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE).

OnColor™ NIR Sortable Colorants Near Infrared Sortable Black and Dark Colorants for Recyclable Packaging OnColor™ NIR Sortable Black and Dark Colorants for recyclable packaging promotes correct sorting and recycling of dark polymers. This solution permits black and dark color polymers to be detected by near infrared (NIR) automatic sorting equipment, enabling subsequent recycling. OnColor NIR sortable black and dark colored solutions have been formulated to ensure black and dark packaging is detectable by current waste sorting equipment.

We've gathered our collection of resources for product designers and molders in one place to help you find the answers to your questions as quickly as possible.

We've gathered our collection of resources for product designers and molders in one place to help you find the answers to your questions as quickly as possible.

We've gathered our collection of resources for product designers and molders in one place to help you find the answers to your questions as quickly as possible.

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OnColor™ NIR Sortable Colorants Near-Infrared Sortable Black and Dark Colorants for Recyclable Packaging OnColor™ NIR Sortable Colorants for recyclable black and dark packaging promotes correct sorting and recycling of dark polymers. OnColor NIR Sortable Colorants have been formulated to ensure black and dark packaging is detectable by current waste sorting equipment. Also sold as Cesa™ IR Black Additives