{"id":109005,"date":"2025-07-11T13:57:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T11:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eproplast.com\/?p=109005"},"modified":"2025-10-28T14:22:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T13:22:23","slug":"pirpost-industrial-recycled-pir-vs-post-consumer-recycled-pcr-die-unterschiede-bei-pet-verpackungen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eproplast.com\/en\/2025\/07\/11\/pirpost-industrial-recycled-pir-vs-post-consumer-recycled-pcr-die-unterschiede-bei-pet-verpackungen\/","title":{"rendered":"(PIR) vs. (PCR): Die Unterschiede bei PET-Verpackungen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"109005\" class=\"elementor elementor-109005\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42fc2a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42fc2a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-93ce518\" data-id=\"93ce518\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b159f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b159f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why is this important for your packaging?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0175ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0175ca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7d258b\" data-id=\"a7d258b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0260120 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0260120\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\">More and more companies are looking for ways to make their <strong>plastic packaging more sustainable<\/strong>.Terms such as <strong>rPET<\/strong>, <strong>PCR<\/strong> and <strong>PIR<\/strong> are cropping up more and more frequently. But what exactly do these recycling options mean? And what role do they play in the production of <strong>PET bottles<\/strong>, <strong>food packaging<\/strong> and other plastic products with regard to the upcoming <strong>PPWR requirements<\/strong> of the EU?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f4e1bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f4e1bb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3748d39\" data-id=\"3748d39\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ac2bd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ac2bd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is PIR (Post-Industrial Recycled)?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b36e2d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b36e2d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e34273\" data-id=\"1e34273\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc476f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc476f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>PIR <\/strong>stands for<strong> Post-Industrial Recycled<\/strong> and describes recyclates that originate from production waste directly from industry. Examples are:<\/p><ul><li>Punching waste<\/li><li>Sprues from injection molding<\/li><li>Rejects<\/li><\/ul><p>This plastic waste is collected, melted down and reprocessed into new granulate.<\/p><p><strong>Advantages:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Very high quality because the material is mostly single-variety.<\/li><li>Simple and cost-effective to process.<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Disadvantages:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li class=\"translation-block\">PIR material does not originate from the consumer cycle, which is why many regulations do not recognize it as a genuine <strong>recycled material in the sense of the circular economy<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f289049 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f289049\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72f43e8\" data-id=\"72f43e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0797570 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0797570\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is PCR (Post-Consumer Recycled)?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2466942 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2466942\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a80e617 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a80e617\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\"><strong>PCR <\/strong>means<strong> Post-Consumer Recycled<\/strong> and describes recyclate from plastic waste that has already reached the end consumer - e.g. used <strong>PET beverage bottles<\/strong>, packaging from the Yellow Bag or from municipal collection systems.<\/p><p><strong>Advantages:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>PCR actually closes the material cycle because new plastic packaging is created from used packaging.<\/li><li class=\"translation-block\">Meets the strict requirements of the <strong>PPWR (Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation)<\/strong>, which stipulates recycling rates and minimum recycled content.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Challenges:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>More complex sorting and cleaning required.<\/li><li>Material properties may vary, which requires careful processing.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1ea79d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1ea79d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does this mean for PET bottles and rPET packaging?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa944dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa944dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ceaeb8\" data-id=\"1ceaeb8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-603923a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"603923a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\">The use of PCR is now common practice for PET bottles in particular, and is only mandatory for beverage bottles (25%) according to the packaging regulations. According to the PPWR, <strong>30% rPET is mandatory<\/strong> from 2030. For other applications, e.g. chemical-technical products, cleaning agents or non-food, PIR is also often used, and the use of PCR is now common practice for PET bottles in particular. According to the packaging regulations, these must consist of 25% rPET - from 2030, 30% rPET will be mandatory for all PET bottles.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c25fba5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c25fba5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e7e2a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9e7e2a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Are hotfill applications possible with rPET?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-419407d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"419407d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a16e0d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a16e0d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\">A common prejudice is: <strong>\u201cYou can't hot fill with rPET.\u201d<\/strong><br>We at <strong>EPROPLAST<\/strong> will show you the opposite. Our bottles are designed to withstand up to <strong>87<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><strong>\u00b0<\/strong><strong>C<\/strong> - even with <strong>rPET content<\/strong>.This makes them perfect for many <strong>hotfill applications<\/strong> in the food sector or for products that need to be hot-filled.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48e2b05 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"48e2b05\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a24ebd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a24ebd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our USP: Fast development and production<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1001488 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1001488\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50c010f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50c010f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\">Whether <strong>rPET bottle<\/strong>, hotfillable packaging or individual design:<br>We are your partner for rapid development and production. Thanks to modern systems and many years of expertise, we realize <strong>customized packaging solutions<\/strong> in a short time - from design to series production.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a40a020 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a40a020\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4de2387 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4de2387\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion: PCR is the sustainable choice for your PET packaging<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa99879 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fa99879\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd42d21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd42d21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\">At EPROPLAST, we consistently use <strong>PCR material (rPET)<\/strong> to create packaging that not only offers the highest quality, but also meets the <strong>requirements of the PPWR regulation<\/strong>.<br>Whether food, beverages or chemical-technical products - we will show you how to make your PET packaging future-proof with <strong>post-consumer recyclate<\/strong>. This will give you a decisive head start in complying with legal requirements and underline your sustainable commitment to your customers.<\/p><p class=\"translation-block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eproplast.com\/en\/company\/contact-3\/\" target=\"_self\">Get in touch with us<\/a>. We will show you how you can make your  PET packaging future-proof and recyclable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warum ist das wichtig f\u00fcr Ihre Verpackung? Immer mehr Unternehmen suchen nach M\u00f6glichkeiten, ihre Kunststoffverpackungen nachhaltiger zu gestalten. Begriffe wie rPET, PCR und PIR tauchen dabei immer h\u00e4ufiger auf. Doch was bedeuten diese Recycling-Varianten eigentlich genau? Und welche Rolle spielen sie bei der Herstellung von PET-Flaschen, Lebensmittelverpackungen und anderen Kunststoffprodukten im Hinblick auf die kommenden [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":109008,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[733,625,693,674,716,731,626,653,718,635,686,656,694],"class_list":["post-109005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-epro-news","tag-beauty","tag-eproplast","tag-experte","tag-flaschenhersteller","tag-hotfill","tag-kosmetik","tag-kunststoffindustrie","tag-packaging","tag-pet-bottles","tag-pet-flaschen","tag-pet-recycling","tag-pet-verpackung","tag-produzent"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eproplast.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eproplast.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eproplast.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eproplast.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eproplast.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109005"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.eproplast.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109005\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eproplast.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eproplast.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eproplast.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eproplast.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}