Label for Recycling (L4R), the Singaporean not-for-profit organisation will help brand owners to assess the recyclability of their packaging and provide a market proven set of recycling labels for Singapore. In Singapore, packaging represents one third of the domestic waste. Packaging is primarily made of plastic and, as it can be seen below, in the last 15 years, the recycling rate of plastic in Singapore has steadily decreased down to 4 per cent in 2018. The difficulty in segregating materials and the high-level of contamination are two of the main reasons explaining this low recycling rate. Mr Remi Cesaro, Founder & Director of L4R, said “L4R researched widely for the world’s best system to introduce to Singapore and decided to partner with PREP Design. Its flagship software tool called PREP will allow brand owners and manufacturers to design packaging that is truly recyclable, when sold in Singapore.” The low plastic recycling rate in Singapore alongside with the intention to develop an Extended Producer Responsibility framework on packaging no later than 2025 makes the need for transparent and reliable information more important than ever.... Continue Reading