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Bright white, colorable closures made with certified, domestically sourced post-consumer recycled (PCR) content to address growing regulatory demand.
PureCycle Technologies, Inc., a U.S.-based company revolutionizing plastic recycling, announced a partnership with Reliable Caps, a leading manufacturer of caps and closures for consumer and industrial packaging. Reliable Caps used PureFive Ultra resin to produce white closures with up to 75% certified PCR content. The achievement positions Reliable Caps as one of the first converters in the industry to use PureFive resin in a contact-sensitive application where regulatory demands continue to grow.
Reliable Caps’ closures made with PureFive resin are available now through Reliable Caps’ distribution network. The closures are available across most of Reliable Caps' product lineup.
PureFive resin is PureCycle’s high-quality recycled polypropylene, processed through the Company’s proprietary dissolution technology to remove contaminants, colors, and odors from post-consumer recycled packaging. The resulting resin closely mirrors the performance characteristics of virgin polypropylene, making it uniquely suited for demanding applications including food, beverage, personal care, and household product packaging where contact sensitivity and aesthetic quality are required.
"For years, we've been searching for a recycled polypropylene that met our customers' PCR requirements, carried sufficient FDA approvals, and processed more like a virgin resin”, said Cameron Manuel, President, Reliable Caps LLC. “The PCR grades available to us in the past fell short on all three fronts: inconsistent color, inconsistent melt flow, and processing behavior that made it difficult to hold the quality standards our customers expect. PureFive® resin solves all of that. Its consistency and processing qualities are closer to virgin resin than anything else we've worked with, which means we can hold tight quality standards throughout an entire production run. It also carries the highest level of FDA approvals for PCR we've seen to date. The white closures we produced are something we're genuinely proud of. They look premium, they run well, and they carry the certified PCR content that brand owners are asking for. Being among the first converters to bring this to market is an exciting moment for our team.”
Brand owners and packaging converters across North America and Europe are facing an increasingly complex regulatory environment. Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) frameworks enacted across multiple U.S. states and the European Union’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) are collectively mandating minimum levels of recycled content in packaging. For brand owners seeking compliant solutions without sacrificing shelf appeal or consumer safety, Reliable Caps’ closures made with PureFive Ultra™ resin offer a compelling, market-ready answer.
“PureFive® resin was designed to go where recycled plastics have had issues in the past. Our resin works in demanding, contact-sensitive packaging applications that require the purity and aesthetics of virgin material,” said Alexander King, Senior Vice President of Commercial, Americas at PureCycle Technologies. “Reliable Caps’ success in producing these closures is exactly the kind of milestone we envisioned when we began commercializing this game-changing recycling technology.”
PureCycle’s resin is GreenCircle Certified and domestically sourced, meaning brands can confidently report PCR content in their packaging with full chain-of-custody documentation. This is a growing requirement for regulatory filings, sustainability disclosures, and retail partner commitments. With PCR mandates tightening across jurisdictions, having a closure solution that checks the boxes on content, purity, and certification is a meaningful competitive and compliance advantage.
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