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Products & InnovationRegulatory & Legal 14 Sep 2026

PureCycle and IPL Schoeller launch tamper-evident packaging with 20% recycled PP

PureCycle Technologies and IPL Schoeller have jointly launched SnapPack Square EVO, a tamper-evident packaging line incorporating 20% of PureCycle's PureFive recycled polypropylene in each unit. The off-the-shelf line is designed to let brand owners meet emerging recycled-content mandates, including the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation and various US state rules, without custom development. The launch builds on an existing partnership between the two companies.

Why this mattersA pre-blended, ready-to-use recycled-PP packaging option lowers the switching cost for brand owners facing recycled-content mandates in the EU and US states.

  • SnapPack Square EVO contains 20% PureFive recycled polypropylene in every unit
  • PureFive is produced through PureCycle's patented dissolution process and is APR certified for post-consumer recycled content
  • The resin qualifies under New Jersey's Recycled Content Law, which requires 10% PCR in rigid plastic packaging now, 20% including food packaging by 2027 and 50% by 2036
  • The line targets compliance with the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation and US state recycled-content mandates
  • SnapPack Square EVO is expected to be available to brand owners from autumn 2026, with further sizes and formats planned
  • The launch builds on the companies' work with Cleveland Kitchen on a food-contact container containing PCR
  • California and Oregon EPR rules are expected to add source reduction and recyclability obligations from 2027.
  • New Jersey's food-packaging exemption from its Recycled Content Law thresholds has been extended to 31 December 2029.
  • PureCycle's PureFive output fell to 4.5 million pounds in the second quarter due to a planned turnaround at its Ironton facility.
  • PureCycle posted a second-quarter net loss of USD 142.2m.
  • IPL Schoeller operates 26 production facilities across North America, the UK and Europe
  • The SnapPack Square EVO platform is now positioned as an off-the-shelf option available to all brand owners, expanding beyond the original Cleveland Kitchen custom project
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Sources b910.cn ZH bioplasticsmagazine.com plastech.pl beyondlink.live biztoc.com renewable-carbon.eu
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Updates

  • 2026-09-16 · Edited before publication: 'Reported by bioplastics MAGAZINE' is a sourcing note, not an atomic fact, and the story omitted the New Jersey thresholds and availability date that give the launch its commercial meaning. Key facts rebuilt from the English source. Materiality aligned at 2 with comparable product launches in this edition.
  • 2026-09-21 · Update: Further coverage of the SnapPack Square EVO launch notes that California and Oregon extended producer responsibility rules are expected to add source reduction and recyclability obligations from 2027.
  • 2026-09-21 · Update: New detail shows New Jersey's food-packaging exemption from its recycled-content thresholds now runs to 31 December 2029, while PureCycle reported a second-quarter PureFive output drop to 4.5 million pounds and a net loss of USD 142.2m.
  • 2026-09-25 · Update: IPL Schoeller confirms the SnapPack Square EVO line is aimed at all brand owners, not only its original Cleveland Kitchen partner, and details its 26-facility manufacturing footprint across North America, the UK and Europe.