Previously, Avery Dennison's standard adhesive film labels offered limited compatibility with the coloured HDPE recycling stream. Seeking to enhance this, Avery Dennison requested an evaluation by the RecyClass HDPE Technical Committee, which assessed multiple PE and PP solutions within their film label portfolio. Following the assessment, RecyClass confirmed that these labels meet European industrial recycling standards for HDPE containers across white, coloured, and natural plastic streams. RecyClass, known for its work on recyclability evaluation protocols, creates scientific testing methods that underpin Design for Recycling (DfR) Guidelines for all plastic packaging. Recently, RecyClass revised its HDPE evaluation protocol to factor in all stages of the recycling process, such as the grinding process, which impacts label removability in HDPE recycling.