SIG has announced it has been recognised by the Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR) for meeting the highest criteria for recyclability under the APR Design Guide for Plastics Recyclability.
The recognition applies to the SIG Terra RecShield BD bag-in-box package featuring SIG Terra FlexTap. This is the first wine packaging solution from SIG to achieve the validation.
APR Design for Recyclability Recognition provides third-party validation that a package or packaging component’s design is compatible with the North American recycling system.
The innovation joins SIG’s growing portfolio of APR Design Recognised, recycle-ready solutions, including: SIG Terra RecShield PE-42B for water (2021) and SIG Terra RecShield D for post-mix syrup (2024).
Teresa Bernal-Lara, Ph.D., global head of film development, bag-in-box and spouted pouch at SIG, said, “Wine brings unique packaging challenges, particularly when it comes to balancing oxygen barrier, ease of dispensing, and robustness throughout conversion, filling, and distribution with recyclability. With SIG Terra RecShield BD, we’ve developed a recycle-ready laminate that performs under the rigorous demands of wine distribution and preservation.
“Through market-leading packaging engineering, we’ve enabled this complex bag-in-box, comprised of SIG Terra RecShield BD Laminate and SIG Terra FlexTap, to be reprocessed into new materials – demonstrating that even highly functional barrier packaging can be circular by design.”
