Recycled Content in Commercial Can Liners: What PCR Percentages Mean and How to Specify Them

Post-consumer recycled content is one of the most requested and least understood line items in a commercial liner spec. This guide explains what PCR percentages actually measure, how recycled resin changes bag performance, and how to write a specification your supplier can quote accurately.

Sustainability language has moved from the marketing page into the purchase order. Facility managers across New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are increasingly asked to report on the recycled content of the consumables they buy, and trash can liners are one of the first line items that gets questioned. The request usually arrives in a simple form: can we switch to recycled bags? The honest answer is that it depends on what you mean by recycled, what the bag has to do, and how the specification...

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