Recyclability and separability

Analytical testing in accordance with the UNI 11743 standard for the identification of the level of recyclability in accordance with the Aticelca 501 evaluation method, together with issuing of the Riciclabile con la Carta (Recyclable with Paper) Aticelca® mark, and the CEPI Test Method. 

Aticelca® Assessment also plays a functional role in calculating CONAI environmental contributions. It is a clear indication of sustainability that is increasingly appreciated by consumers and retailers. The Italian Aticelca® method has become a point of reference that is widely used by companies, and it has been adopted and harmonised on a European level through the European Protocol for the Assessment of Cellulose-Based Packaging Recyclability - CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) test method.

The recyclability of a product should go hand-in-hand with the question of separability; the non-paper components of cellulose-based packaging that cannot be manually separated by the end user have a negative effect on the quality of the material entering the recycling process, thus reducing the recyclability of the product. 

We are able to assess the extent to which paper elements and non-paper elements of materials and products, including packaging, can be manually separated with sufficient ease and efficiency by citizens. Analytical testing with the Aticelca® method 502.