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EPBP approval: Direct Print Powered by KHS certified and fully recyclable
Innovative technology which is fully recyclable: the first digital Direct Print Powered by KHS™ printing process for PET bottles has now again been certified by the European PET Bottle Platform (EPBP). This is the second sustainable and environmentally-friendly innovation from KHS and NMP Systems to be approved by the initiative within a very short time indeed.
Until fairly recently it was impossible to imagine that printed bottles could find their way into the recycling process. However, the research carried out by KHS and its partners on development in this field has since paid off: Direct Print Powered by KHS™ has again been granted interim certification from an official body. The recyclability of the award-winning direct printing process was first certified by the EPBP in 2013 and has now been reconfirmed. This means that an independent organization has clearly attested that PET bottles processed by Direct Print Powered by KHS™ have no negative impact on the rPET and are thus officially approved for bottle-to-bottle PET recycling.
During development the experts had to overcome one specific challenge before the printed containers could be certified for the recycling process. “The washing water must not be contaminated during the recycling process,” explains Martin Schach, head of the Printing Technology