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if ‘yes’ is indicated in column 10, the recycling technology shall only be used as part of a recycling scheme in accordance with Article 9 Table 1 List of suitable recycling technologies (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) Recycling technology number Technology name Polymer type (detailed specification in Table 2) Short description of the recycling technology (detailed specification in Table 3) Specification of plastic input Specification of output Subject to the authorisation of individual processes Specifications and requirements (reference to Table 4) Derogations (reference to Table 5) Recycling scheme applies 1 Post-consumer mechanical PET recycling PET (2.1) Mechanical recycling (3.1) Only PET PCW containing maximum 5 % of materials and articles that were used in contact with non-food materials or substances. Decontaminated PET, final materials and articles not to be used in microwave and conventional ovens; additional specifications may apply to output from individual processes Yes - - No 2 Recycling from product loops which are in a closed and controlled chain All polymers manufactured as primary materials in compliance with Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 Basic cleaning and microbiological decontamination during remoulding (3.2) Chemically uncontaminated plastic materials and articles produced from a single polymer or from compatible polymers which were used or intended for use under the same conditions of use and solely obtained from a product loop which is in a closed and controlled chain, and excludes collection from consumers Remoulded materials and articles intended to be used for the same purpose and under the same conditions of use as the materials and articles circulated in the recycling scheme from which the plastic input was obtained. No 4.1 - Yes Table 2 Detailed specification of polymers Reference number Acronym Resin number and/or Recycling symbol, if any (1) Detailed specification for the purposes of this Regulation 2.1 PET 1 polyethylene terephthalate polymer made by the polycondensation of the comonomers ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid or dimethyl terephthalate, of which the polymeric backbone contains up to 10 % w/w other comonomers listed in Table 1 of Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 10/2011, such as isophthalic acid and diethyleneglycol Table 3 Detailed description of the decontamination technology Reference number Name Detailed description 3.1 Mechanical recycling This recycling technology recovers collected plastics via mechanical and physical processes, typically sorting, grinding, washing, separating materials, drying, and re-crystallisation to produce plastic input which retains the chemical identity of the collected plastic. The critical stage of this recycling technology is the decontamination during which the plastic input is subjected for at least a minimum time to heat, and a vacuum or flowing gas, in order to remove incidental contamination down to a level that is without health concern. This stage may be followed by further recycling and conversion stages, such as filtration, re-granulation, compounding, extrusion and moulding stages. The use of this recycling technology retains the polymeric chains that constitute the plastic, and may increase their molecular weight. A small unintentional decrease in molecular weight may also occur. 3.2 Recycling from product loops which are in a closed and controlled chain A recycling technology that recycles plastic input only originating from entities participating in closed cycles consisting of manufacturing, distribution or catering stages, and which participate in a recycling scheme in accordance with Article 9. Plastic input originates only from materials and articles that are intended and used for food contact, and any contamination other than surface residues from food and labelling, can be ruled out. The plastic input may contain shredded materials and articles, as well as off-cuts and scraps from the production of plastic materials and articles. The scheme excludes the collection of materials and articles as plastic input if these have been provided to consumers for use outside of the premises and/or control of the entities participating in the recycling scheme. The decontamination technology applied as part of this recycling technology provides for microbiological decontamination by high temperature during remoulding preceded by basic surface cleaning by washing or other means suitable for preparing the material for remoulding. In addition it may add new plastic to prevent quality loss of the recycled plastic that would make it unsuitable for the use that it was intended for. The recycled plastic is used only for manufacturing plastic materials and articles for contact with the same foods and under the same conditions as the collected materials and articles were intended for, and for which compliance to Regulation (EU) No 10/2011 was initially verified. Table 4 Specifications and requirements applicable to the use of the technology in accordance with Article 4(4) Reference number Specifications/requirements 4.1 (a) the technology and its operation shall fully correspond with the description provided in point 3.2 of Table 3; (b) where materials are subject to re-use within the distribution chain, without recycling operations, they shall be cleaned regularly and sufficiently to prevent the build-up of residues originating from food, usage and labelling; (c) the use, re-use, cleaning in accordance with point (b), and recycling shall be implemented in a way designed to prevent incidental contamination of the plastic input that cannot be removed with surface cleaning; (d) the use of any labelling or printing on the plastic materials and articles which cannot be fully removed with the cleaning applied before remoulding shall be excluded; (e) the document provided in accordance with article 9(3) shall provide explicit instructions and procedures to food business operators participating in the recycling scheme to prevent the introduction of external material and incidental contamination; (f) the plastic input and the recycled plastic shall at all times fully comply with Regulation (EU) No 10/2011; accumulation of constituents of the plastic material, present due to repeated recycling, such as residues of additives, or degeneration products, shall be considered non-intentionally added substances in accordance with Article 6(4)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 10/2011. Their presence shall not exceed a level that is regarded as unsafe in a risk assessment in accordance with article 19 of that Regulation. Where needed to ensure the quality of the recycled plastic materials and articles, new plastic manufactured in accordance with that Regulation shall be added; (g) there is documented scientific evidence demonstrating that the plastic materials and articles recycled as part of the scheme do not pose a risk to human health due to: — accumulation of constituents of the plastic material, such as residues of additives, or degeneration products resulting from repeated recycling; or — the presence of common residues from other sources such as food, detergents and labelling Table 5 Derogations applicable to the use of the technology in accordance with Article 4(5) Reference number Specifications/requirements