rPET Flakes — Hot-Washed
Hot-washed rPET flakes from post-consumer PET bottles, produced on certified Turkish recycling lines in clear, light-blue and mixed-colour grades.
Our rPET flake comes from Turkish hot-wash lines we inspect in person, running post-consumer bottle bales through sink-float separation, hot caustic wash and optical sorting. Every consignment ships with a batch declaration stating recycled content and pre-/post-consumer split, backed by the producer's RecyClass or EuCertPlast certification. For UK converters, certified 100% post-consumer input counts in full toward the 30% recycled-content threshold that exempts packaging from the Plastic Packaging Tax at £228.82 per tonne (as of mid-2026).
Technical specification
| Polymer | PET, post-consumer bottle | |
|---|---|---|
| Intrinsic viscosity (IV) | 0.72–0.80 | dl/g |
| Moisture | < 1.0 | % |
| Flake size | 8–12 | mm |
| Bulk density | 300–380 | kg/m³ |
| PVC content | ≤ 60 | ppm |
| Polyolefin content | ≤ 50 | ppm |
| Metal content | ≤ 20 | ppm |
| Glass content | ≤ 30 | ppm |
| Recycled content | 100% post-consumer |
Compliance & documentation
- Waste / product classification
- Shipped as product with an agreed specification, not as waste: hot-washed flake meeting the parameters above, classified HS 3907.61 (PET with ≥30% recycled content) or 3915.90 where the destination's end-of-waste position requires. We state the classification on each contract before shipment.
- Certification chain
- Produced on RecyClass Recycling Process or EuCertPlast-certified lines with EN 15343 traceability. Certificates are verifiable in the schemes' public databases; we link certificate numbers on every batch declaration.
- Documentation supplied
- Batch declaration — recycled content % and pre-/post-consumer split
- Producer certificate reference (RecyClass Recycling Process / EuCertPlast)
- Consignment spec sheet with lot test results
- Origin declaration under the UK–Türkiye FTA (0% tariff)
Grades & variants
| Hot-Washed Clear | Hot-Washed Light Blue | Mixed Colour | |
|---|---|---|---|
| IV | 0.74–0.80 dl/g | 0.72–0.78 dl/g | 0.70–0.76 dl/g |
| Moisture | < 0.9 % | < 1.0 % | < 1.0 % |
| PVC | ≤ 50 ppm | ≤ 60 ppm | ≤ 100 ppm |
| Polyolefins | ≤ 30 ppm | ≤ 50 ppm | ≤ 80 ppm |
| Metals | ≤ 10 ppm | ≤ 15 ppm | ≤ 20 ppm |
| Glass | ≤ 20 ppm | ≤ 30 ppm | ≤ 50 ppm |
| Colour share | ≥ 98% clear | ≤ 15% light blue | Mixed, green-dominant |
| Bulk density | 320–380 kg/m³ | 300–370 kg/m³ | 300–360 kg/m³ |
| PCR content | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % |
Hot-Washed Clear
Premium clear · Flake 8–12 mm
The reference grade: clear bottle input, tightest contaminant limits, suitable for sheet, preform (after SSP) and high-clarity applications.
Packaging & load
| Big-bag | ≈ 1,000 | kg |
|---|---|---|
| 20' FCL payload | ≈ 22 | t |
| Labelling | Lot no., grade, weight, producer |
Hot-Washed Light Blue
Clear/light-blue mix · Flake 8–12 mm
Clear with up to 15% light-blue bottles — the workhorse grade for sheet and fibre where a slight blue cast is acceptable or corrected with toner.
Packaging & load
| Big-bag | ≈ 1,000 | kg |
|---|---|---|
| 20' FCL payload | ≈ 22 | t |
| Labelling | Lot no., grade, weight, producer |
Mixed Colour
Green/brown/mixed · Flake 8–12 mm
Hot-washed flake from mixed-colour bottle bales. The economic choice for fibre, strapping and dark-coloured sheet where colour is not critical.
Packaging & load
| Big-bag | ≈ 1,000 | kg |
|---|---|---|
| 20' FCL payload | ≈ 22 | t |
| Labelling | Lot no., grade, weight, producer |
Applications & end markets
Hot-washed flake is the feedstock of the European rPET economy. Typical end uses among our buyers:
- PET sheet and thermoforming rolls (30–100% rPET)
- Bottle-to-bottle preforms, after super-clean decontamination
- Polyester staple fibre and filament
- Strapping tape and injection compounds
- Food-contact packaging — only via an approved super-clean process (see our food-contact guide)
Quality & inspection
- 01
Producer verification: we audit the wash line, lab and certification scope in person before listing any supplier.
- 02
Pre-shipment sampling: composite sample per lot; IV, moisture and contaminant panel checked against contract spec.
- 03
Photo and video record of loading, big-bag labels and seals, shared before the container leaves the plant.
- 04
Documentation pack assembled and sent ahead of arrival: batch declaration, spec sheet, certificate references, origin declaration.
- 05
Arrival confirmation and feedback loop: any deviation logged and resolved against retained samples.
